PS101 Lecture 2: chapter 2 and appendix B
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Theory, a broad system of assumptions and principles, gives your directions of research, a framework of there to start your research. More specific know exactly know what going to happen. Operational definition- how your going to measure something in question, repeated able recipe, explaining how to measure the variables. Questio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g e(cid:448)ery(cid:271)ody says that"s true a(cid:374)d you thi(cid:374)k (cid:449)hether or (cid:374)ot its true. If its not backed up by research its not relevant. If the study was wrong by going out and test it if they work out. Your only paying attention to your opinion. Scientists wiling to share their studies with other people, how you measured and how you did it. So it can be challenged and assessed. Steps in a scientific investigation: make a hypothesis that can be tested which research method works the best, getting the results, draw conclusion, report the findings. In a lab when conducting an experiment the researcher has control on what"s happening.
