PSYC 2021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Face Validity

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2021
• Professor: Margarete Wolfram

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Psych 2031: chapter 2 textbook notes: research methods. What research methods are supposed to do is apply common sense (gathering, interpreting and concluding data) to learn more about the questions that are being asked. Chapter 2 focuses on observations (looking at what you want to know about) Goal of psy(cid:272)hology is the (cid:858)(cid:272)hase(cid:859) (cid:894)(cid:373)ethods of resear(cid:272)h(cid:895) rather tha(cid:374) the goal, or a(cid:374)s(cid:449)ers. U(cid:374)like (cid:272)he(cid:373)istry (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h just states (cid:862)the fa(cid:272)ts(cid:863) psy(cid:272)hology focuses on how to research the said facts rather than what they are. Psy(cid:272)hology (cid:449)ould (cid:271)e like (cid:862)ho(cid:449) did the periodi(cid:272) ta(cid:271)le of (cid:373)ethods get dis(cid:272)o(cid:448)rered(cid:863) (cid:448). s just stati(cid:374)g it as a fa(cid:272)t like i(cid:374) (cid:272)he(cid:373)istry. Research emphisies thinking over knowledge, because it entails seeking new knowledge. Scientific education: finding out new knowledge (research scientisits, psychology, question whats already known) Technicial training: learning already known facts to be used later (physics, medical training) Research: exploration of the unknown, gathering data.