PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Convenience Sampling, Internal Validity, Random Assignment
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Developing ideas: beginning the research process asking questions. Psychology study beings wth a question and they come from everywhere. Questions also come from reading about research that has already been done searching literature. Best way to search published materials on topics of interest is by using electronic database of published research (psycarticles, psycinfo) Treeing: going from article to article hypothesis and theories hypothesis: testable prediction about conditions under which an event will occur. Formulating a hypothesis is critical step toward planning and conducting research. Allows us to move from realm of common sense to scientific method. As hypotheses proliferate and date are collected to test hypotheses, proposal of theory is made theory: organized set of prinicples used to explain observed phenomena. Encouraged basic researchers to be concerned with complex social problems. Urged applied researchers to recognize how important and practical theories are. Psychological variables conceptual variables and operational definitions: from abstract to specific.
