PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Participant Observation
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Scientific method: a systematic procedure of observing and measuring phenomena to answer questions about what happens, when it happens, what causes it, and why. Theory (explanation based on observations) hypothesis (prediction based on the theory) . Research (test of the hypothesis; yields data, which either support the theory (refine with new hypothesis) or refute or fail to support the theory (discard or revise (and then test the revised theory)) Scientific method depends on theories, hypothesis, and research: Theory: a model of interconnected areas and concepts that explains what is observed and makes predictions about future events. + explanation or a model of how something in the world works, consisting of interconnected ideas and concepts. + used to explain prior observation and to make prediction about future events. Hypothesis: a specific prediction of what should be observed in the world if a theory is correct. + a specific, testable prediction about the outcome that would best support the theory.
