PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Desirability Bias, Naturalistic Observation, Random Assignment

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Pearlberg Steven

Document Summary

Psychologists: medical model of psych disorder emphasized cause of abnormal behavior. Hypothesis- inference, based on prior evidence and logical possibilities, must be testable. Theory- sets of facts + relationships between facts used to explain and predict phenomena: describe the major methods psychologists use to measure behavior; list one limitation of each. Case study- 2 people, in depth study of single research participant. Survey- assess behaviors & attitudes of a sample, better results when anonymous, natural setting, unobtrusive, cheap. Can"t contribute cause but can see pattern, correlation. Experimental research- experimental group, receives treatment, control group doesn"t receive treatment: describe and identify the advantages/disadvantages of naturalistic observation, case study method, surveys. + larger group, can apply to general population, Know you are being observed, might act differently, bias in coding. Social desirability bias, self-report data, adjust data to correct for lie scale, response rate. Can"t apply to general population, rare to people study. 4) describe the purpose and methods of correlational research.