PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Skeptical Movement, Illusory Correlation, Research On The Effects Of Violence In Mass Media
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Social science brief brown vs board of education (supreme court banned segregation in us) Use of research important in developing and assessing the effectiveness of programs designed to achieve certain goals. Authority: aristotle, rhetoric persuasion is achieved by the speaker"s personal character when the speech in so spoken as to make us think him credible. Data are collected that form the basis of conclusions avout the nature of the world: evolved theory of science. Make observations that are accurately reported to other scientists/public. Search for observations so verification of ideas is possible. Scientific tests reported, methodology is not scientific and validity of data is questionable. Supportive evidence tends to be anecdotal/relies on heavily on authorities that are so-called experts in the area of interest , lack on citation. Claims are vague, rationalize strongly held beliefs, never revised: be aware of false claims of scientific finding on the internet. 4 goals of scientific research: describe behavior 2.
