PSYC 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dependent And Independent Variables, Hot Sauce, Operational Definition
23 Jan 2017
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We do thi(cid:374)gs that do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake se(cid:374)se. Seeking to understand how we actually behave. Research can figure out which one is true: birds of a feather flock together vs. opposites attract, absence makes the heart grow fonder vs. out of sight, out of mind. To better understand ourselves and the world around us. Design better strategies for prevention, intervention, and positive development. Enhance positive effects public laws and programs. Theory provides plausible, scientific, understanding that is public and testable. In order to research something, you have to test theories and hypothesis. Help become a good consumer of scientific information. Develop a question something you want to know. Construct a hypothesis your explanation about why something is happening. Form a conclusion support or does(cid:374)"t support the h(cid:455)pothesis. Every study gets us one step closer. Tells us what is likely to be true. Variables a characteristic that can have different values. Sunlight, water, fertilizer, oxygen, temperature, soil all influence growth.
