PSYC 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Scientific Method, Naturalistic Observation, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Matthew Sorley

Document Summary

Chapter 2 : the research enterprise in psychology. Starts w/ theory, checked by observation: go out into the world use research to see if theory holds up. Report the findings progress only achieved if researcher share findings write up summary + findings (submitted to journal) Variables characteristics that can differ (human characteristics) (when conducting don"t use all variable) Example: height, age m weight gender all variables because they vary with other people. Can include differences within a person not just between individuals. Describes the actions or operations that will be used to measure or control a variable. Example: operationally define anxiety define it in terms of different types of verbal and none verbal behaviours (physical change, questionnaire) Population group we are interested in drawing concussion. Example: studying sleep pop: carleton intro psych students" sample: this class represents all of intro psych.