PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lates, Empiricism, Falsifiability
29 Apr 2016
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Authority: believing ideas to be true because they were presented by an authority figure: Scientific method: ideas must be evaluated on the basis of careful logic and systematic observation. Why do we study the scientific method: to understand behaviour, learn about the limitations of other studies, careers, smart consumers. 4/29/16: make better decisions - personal and work, influence public policy. The word science comes from the latin scientia, meaning knowledge: science is specifically the acquisition of knowledge using the scientific method. The scientific method requires the use of systematic techniques: each method or design comes with the specific set of assumptions and rules that make it scientific. Identify new ideas in your area of interest. 4/29/16: the plan will largely depend on how variables are defined. Evaluate ethics and obtain institutional approval to conduct research. Analyze and evaluate the data as they relate to the research hypothesis: data (plural): measurements or observations that are typically numeric.
