PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Random Assignment, Confounding, Histogram
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Scientific method- learning about the world through collecting observations, proposing explanations for the observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make predictions. Formulate hypothesis -> design a study -> collect data -> analyze data and obtain results -> draw conclusions from the results and use them to develop a new hypothesis; share your findings with others. Hypothesis-testable prediction about process that can be observed and measured. Pseudoscience- ideas that are presented as science but don"t utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure actually. Theory- an explanation for a broad range of observations that also generates new hypotheses and integrates numerous findings into a coherent whole. Bipsychosocial model-explains behavior as a product of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Biological influences: brain structures, chemicals, hormones, and drug effects. Scientific literacy-ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information. Massing-breaking one large pile of work into smaller groups and working through each separately.
