PSYC 2001 Lecture Notes - Falsifiability, Empiricism, Psych
10 Sep 2014
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Psychology research is a way of thinking and asking/answering questions about human behaviour. Think of it as not just a thing, but a way of thinking. Pseudoscience is useless (dr. oz) and research methods help you pick out what is true and what is false. Producers vs. consumers: producers: people who actually produce and come up with the research. They may plan or even just help set up experiments. Workers in a lab: consumers: the people who take in the information and read or see these experiments. Constant bombardment of research results: newspapers, magazines, online, be smart about what you read. Check sources, the publisher, etc. (cid:190) what do you gain: read reports critically, helps in personal and work life. Features: make systematic observations and report accurately. Method section should be so detailed that any joe schmo off the street could replicate the study: engage in theory building, development, testing, refining theories.
