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Steps in the scientific process: notice something of interest, develop hypothesis (if/then, test hypothesis. Design study, collect data: analyze data & interpret findings. ?findings support/refute theory: test again (new?) hypotheses (you or others = replications?) A research method in which the investigator manipulates a variable under controlled conditions and observes whether any changes occur in a second variable. Called that because we vary it independently of the other factors--to see if it has an effect on the other variable of interest on the other variable of interest. Called that because it is hoped that it will vary as a result of the impact of the independent variable. A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relation between two variables. p. A prediction provides a valance or direction to the relation between the variables. The study of the biological, cognitive, and behavioural changes from conception to death.
