PSYC 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Community Psychology, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
25 May 2016
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Why do scientific research: to understand and assess social change, to distinguish effective from less effective changes. What is scientific research: a set of interrelated constructs (concepts), definitions and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining or predicting the phenomena. Model: a model is a working blueprint of a theory. Paradigm shift: a refocusing of thinking or conceptualization of an issue, the way we understand research, theories, ideas. Three philosophies of science for community psychology research: post positivist. Knowledge is built through shared understanding using rigorous methods and standards of the community. Emphasis is placed on understanding cause and effect relationships, hypothesis testing modeling and experimental methods: constructivist. Knowledge is created together in relationship between researchers and participants. Emphasis is placed on understanding contexts, meanings, and lived experiences of participants; qualitative methods.
