PSYC 2510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Naturalistic Observation, Thematic Apperception Test, Operational Definition
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Hypothesis educated guess derived from theory. Using theories gained before, create educated guess you want to explore. To be able to be tested, hypotheses must: have been formed precisely, every variable must be defined w/ operational definition. Operational definition description of the actions, operations that will measure/control the variables. Ex: (cid:862)i(cid:374) this stud(cid:455), (cid:449)e (cid:449)ill (cid:373)easure e(cid:454)tre(cid:373)e e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s that (cid:272)a(cid:374) tur(cid:374) into sexual attraction after individuals who go through a scary bridge will then be interviewed by a male or fe(cid:373)ale(cid:863) 1 measurement of sexual attraction (using thematic apperception. 2 having a male or female interview the men who undertook the bridge test) Step two select the research method, design the study. Figure out how to put the hypothesis into a viewable test. Different hypotheses will require different tests for the participants. Ex: (cid:862)the (cid:373)ethod of resear(cid:272)h for this h(cid:455)pothesis will be to conduct an experiment.