Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Standard Deviation, Fixed Action Pattern, Frequency Distribution

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Read: chapter 1-4 + appendix (covered in midterm) Same as psych, we do research: control group, experimental group, numbers give us results. We need to be able to determine what is truth and what is not. What does variance mean?, there are formula, but we don"t need to know how to calculate. You"ve noticed that everyone in london is exceptionally intelligent. Being a good evolutionary scientist, you conclude that london is a harsh environment and those with high iq are better adapted to live here. Over the years, this trait has been selected for. However, your observation may simply reflect: a founder effect, correlate of structure, a use beyond evolution, freudian drift, a fixed action pattern. % households with 1 or more tvs: 99. % who watch while eating dinner: 66 number of videos rented daily: 6 million. Car x gets average of 39 km/l. helps you to determine what kind of car to buy, gas consumption is important.