CJ 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Empiricism, Philip Zimbardo, Laud Humphreys
1 Mar 2018
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Benefits and disadvantages to quotatives and qualitative research. Describe some differences between common sense and science a. b. c. Non-scientist use theories rather loosely, while a scientist uses a theory very carefully. Researchers try to control intervening variables to make sure they are only study one thing. Redoing a study that has already been done. Why might a researcher want to use replication. a. To see if the results remain the same after a designated amount of time. The variables that are not being tested but can possible affect the outcome of the study. An intervening variable is the same as a control. An intervening variable is the same as a control a. Describe the difference between the independent and dependent variable a. b. The independent variable is the thing that is being tested and can be changed. The dependent variable is the data/result of testing the independent variable. Describe and define the circular theory that science operates on a.
