PSYCO212 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Sequence, Demand Characteristics, Measuring Instrument
23 Jan 2018
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Chapters 1 & 2 & 3: scienti c approach = systematic observation + logic. Exists because intuition personal judgement is awed. And drawing conclusions about the world based on what authority says to be true, just because: goals of scienti c research: describe and predict behaviour, determine the causes of behaviour, and explain why the behaviour occurs, pseudoscience is . Scienti c tests undertaken but methodology is not scienti c. Claims never revised: sources of ideas include common assumptions, past research, theory, observations, and practical problems, ethical research: tcps (tri-council policy statement) research guidelines . Informed consent, respect and protect individual autonomy: concern for participant"s welfare. Fairness via participant selection & bene ts of participation: ethical research: 3 rs in animal research. Operational de nition de ned by operation/technique used to measure or manipulate a variable . Make an abstract concept concrete via operationalization. Note: many ways to operationalize the same construct.
