PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Edward B. Titchener, Nuisance Variable, Naturalistic Observation

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@psy100conhall zaps? class id nq4wk83v psychology is the study of the mind, brain . If you miss a study you need to do 5 instead of 4. Participant observation (active obs) actively involved in observation correlational- study examines how variables are naturally related in the real world tell us relationship between two variables descriptive. Do not allow us to make causal claims. Third variable problem, directionality problem experimental- manipulating variables of interest while keeping everything else control. Confound- anything that may vary along with independent . variable. Random samples- each member of population your interested in. Random assignment- each participant has an equal chance of . being assigned each condition. Tuesday, september 18, 2012 these studies are often the first step in a line of research or done as part of a larger project. Allow researchers to make claims about relationships but not clausal claims. Correlational studies involve examining how variables are related (without manipulating them)

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