Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Regression Analysis, External Validity, Experiment

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
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Psychology is a science which has its goals provide explanations of behavior and experience. Research that adheres to establish methodological principles and procedures, and the results of that research are analyzed using statistical procedures. These methodological procedures and statistical techniques exemplify what is known as the scientific method. Qualitative research generally deviates from the scientific method. Gordon allport stated that the aim of psychology should be, enhancing-above the levels of achieved by common sense-our powers of predicting, understanding and controlling human action . In its infancy, psychology used an investigation method called introspection. Introspection involved having individuals report on their subjective impressions of various forms of stimulation. (ex. They might report if how they were able to distinguish one color from another color) Psychology struggled to gain acceptance as a real science while introspection was its main investigation tool. If psychology was to be a real science it needed to follow the guidelines that were apart of the.