PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Operationalization, Confounding, Null Hypothesis

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: Victoria Chavez

Document Summary

Science: a method for learning about reality through systematic observation and experimentation. The scientific mindset- requirements: objectivity vs subjectivity. Objectivity: the practice of basing conclusions on facts without influence of personal emotion and bias: systematic observations. Critical thinking: the ability to think clearly, rationally, and independently. Theory: a set of facts and relationship between facts that can explain and predict related phenomena. Hypothesis: a proposed explanation for a situations, usually taking the form of if a happens, then b will be the result . Peer review: the process of having other experts examine research prior to its publications. Replication: repeating an experiment and producing the same results. Descriptive methods: research methods designed for making careful, systematic observations. Case study: an in-depth analysis of the behavior of one person or a small number or people. Naturalistic observation: in-depth study of a phenomenon in its natural setting. The survey: a descriptive method in which participants are asked the same questions.