PSYC 1020H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wilhelm Wundt, Critical Thinking, Pseudoscience
20 Nov 2017
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Psychological research: basic psychology study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for its own sake rather than for its practical application, applied psychology study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance. Ideal psychologist: precision, skepticism, reliance on empirical evidence, willingness to make risky predications, openness. Illusory correlations apparent associations between 2 things that are not really related. Experimental variables and control conditions: dependent variable experimenter predicts will be affected by manipulations. Descriptive statistics: descriptive statistics statistical procedures that organize and summarize research data. Inferential statistics statistical procedures that allow researchers to draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a study"s results are. Is the effect due to chance: we accept that some probability is, usually less than 5, (<0. 05 = margin or error) Genetic of chromosomal anomalies: ~4% of all pregnancies suffer from chromosomal abnormalities, majority = miscarriages, only 0. 5% of born babies have chromosomal abnormalities, majority = down"s syndrome (trisomy (cid:884)(cid:883) 3 for chromosome 21)
