APSY-UE 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Psychological Association, Research, Sampling Bias

• School: New York University
• Department: Applied Psychology
• Course: APSY-UE 2
• Professor: Adina Schick

Document Summary

Scientific method: describe and understand/predict that phenomenon, measure, and use the information by applying it to help solve everyday problems or to control certain phenomena in our environment. > formulate a hypothesis - something that can be tested in some manner. > share findings with a larger community - peer review journal. Translation of a theory into something that can be tested. Theory: an explanation using an integrated set of ideas that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. Hypothesis: a testable prediction, often implied by theory. Operational definition: a statement of the procedure used to help define research variables. Data analysis - qualitative data analysis, to be descriptive in nature. Generally, researchers will analyze a group of case studies, to look for patterns. Understanding very detailed information about an individual"s background. Used to understand what kind of people benefit from one form of therapy vs another. > suggests directions for the future of psychological studies.