PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Semantic Network, Dependent And Independent Variables, Quasi
15 Dec 2013
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Psyb10 lecture 02 the self & self regulation. Hypothetic-deductive method: examine past knowledge/research, form a theory e. g. forming a theory on why we behavior aggressively, operationalize the theory into a hypothesis meaning transforming abstract concept into something more visible, test hypothesis, revise theory. The outcome, the variable you want to be able to predict (b) independent variable iv". The predictor, the variable that you think will predict the dv, the independent must be experimentally manipulated in order to imply causation. Correlational design: key features: 2 dvs. We consider both variables in a correlational analysis to be outcomes to reflect the lack of causal conclusions that can be drawn. Examples of correlational design: ice-cream sales are strongly correlated with increased number of drowning. This might not be true because it does depend on a number of factors which might be related to the increased number of drowning other than ice creams.
