01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Naturalistic Observation, Scientific Method, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: L.Jacobs

Document Summary

A way of answering ques that help remove bias from the. Why do we need it: it is almost impossible to prove that a claim or theory is true beyond a doubt, the scientific method allows us to reach conclusions that are very likely true. Set of ideas that helps to explain data and make. A theory is an explanation that predicts behavior or. It is a set of principles to explain how facts are related. If a theory is good, we can make predictions. Example: a theory about depression explains our observations depressed people, an predicts why they get depressed. Example: the jail break in union county jail. They re-enacted escapes and theorized how they did it. A hypothesis is a testable prediction, often prompted by a theory, to enable us to accept, reject or revise the theory. People with low self-esteem ar apt to feel more depressed. The scientific word for a claim is hypothesis.