Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pseudoscience, Microsoft Powerpoint, Likert Scale
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Science is peer reviewed and vigorously tested, with reproducible results and is based on evidence and logic. Pseudoscience is not peer reviewed and there are no standards for accuracy or honesty, with failures often being ignored or hidden. Theories: broader than hypotheses, which are created to test theories. They are statements that explain how events are related. Steps of the scientific method: initial observation, form a hypothesis, test your hypothesis by conducting research, analyze the date from your research and determine if the results support the hypothesis. Samples: the group or section of a population that researchers want to study and learn about. Samples should be representative they have the same characteristics as the rest of a larger population. They should also be random, with every person having an equal chance to be in the sample. Telephone: since there is an interviewer, there could be interviewer bias.
