PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Null Hypothesis, Scientific Method, Psychological Testing
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Lec 7 research methods: most psychologists deem themselves scientist practitioners, psychologist learned under scientific process, boulder model psychology will be scientist practitioners. Psychologists learn methods of science before become practitioners: psy d. practitioners degree. Does not require the use of science to obtain: most psychologists have ph d, science way of thinking, 4 ways of thinking. Hold on to belief even in face of contrary evidence. Those with tenacious beliefs only listen to supportive evidence. The most efficient way to come to a decision. Before the fact. in stats, the null hypothesis. This is what it looks like, why bother testing it. ex. Will get a positive outcome most of the time with the scientific method of thinking. Problems different from culture to culture, age, intellectual certain criteria. capacity: behaviour has causes. Dsm does not have the cause for most disorders: causes can be discovered using scientific method, goals of research in psychology, describe behaviour, predict behaviour, explain behaviour.
