[PSYC 104] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (48 pages long!)
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2- 2. 5 page paper describing and analyzing your experience violating a social norm. Example norm violations: not shaking peoples hand when situation calls for it (ideally a party or social situation, etc. etc. So when students do usually well then not well- is just the probability of an extreme performance is really low so seeing it again is unlikely. Most likely thing is seeing an average performance again. We cant observe many features of our world directly. We have to make inferences based on indicators. Important part is you have a hypothesis and then you test it. Correlational methods: focus on measuring variables (eg. thoughts, feelings and behavior) in their natural state, and examining relationships between them. Get pictures rated, then ask in a survey what their experiences are based on other people. Idea is that you have one and you can predict another. Advant: use their own daily life and measure that, easiest ways to study the thing.
