PSYCH 2C03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Dependent And Independent Variables, Pluralistic Ignorance, Arousal
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Testing hypotheses: data collection control or internal validity, when you have this, you can make a casual statement, here you prove that x causes y. In order to make this statement you have to run an experiment where you have control for all extraneous factors. If something is statistically significant, it means it is scientifically important and real. Al in 1976: they wanted to know whether arousal is increase if personal space is invaded in the (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:271)athroo(cid:373), our basic arousal level increases when someone else is near us. Self-presentation bias: this is also known as social desirability, people might alter their behavior when they know they are being watched, people present themselves differently, you have to ensure they are telling the truth and behaving naturally. It does not matter about the real world, it only matters if the research says it is statistically significant.
