PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Amygdala, Premature Ejaculation, Stroop Effect
9 Dec 2013
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Lecture #2: research methods & the study of sex. Four ways of knowing the world: intuition. Who the information is coming from: observation. Science is not a what to be studied, it is how it is studied. It is necessary for a scientist to formulate a hypothesis and have a purpose. Some variable are not well defined and can"t be directly observed. Constructs: attributes or characteristics that cannot be directly observed but are useful for explaining behaviour (e. g. intelligence): every measurement can have three types: physiological measures, behavioural measures and self-reported measures. A single study on its own does not tell much, it needs to be replicated: The types of research vary on the level of control of the variables: descriptive/observational: Marian keech & the seekers : the seekers are cult the believed in aliens called the guardians, that would save their group from the apocalypse.
