PSYB01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tanning Bed, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Room Temperature
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Must be ethical to all the participants. Talk about the reasoning why you do this research. Talk about the previous findings and what it leads you to this research. Measures are reliable, consistent & valid: must look @ literature and see what has been already done consistent. Look at the filed, gap: the gap would be where we see what should be changed, the researcher would sometimes have said what should be. Looking at contradiction done in the further: findings are not always consistent, refined the issue. Contradiction: might lead to new theory that can be tested. Always look for literature > see if someone already has done the research to make sure is valid and construct. Should be able to observe and measure all important variables (cannot be imaginary, hypothetical, or belief based (ex. Must be able to falsify predictions that stem from hypothesis.