PSYC 332 Chapter Notes -Open Data Protocol, Personality Psychology, Psychological Testing
9 Dec 2011
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Personality chapter 2: the scientific study of people. The three major methods in personality research: case studies; correlational studies (using questionnaires); and laboratory experiments: questions to be addressed in this chapter. The personality scientist must formulate his or her idea very explicitly, so that they can be tested by objective scientific evidence. Scientists follow established procedures to ensure that they obtain information that is as objective and accurate as possible. They check these procedures to ensure that their observations are stable and reliable. They report the procedures in publications so that other investigators can replicate their procedures and verify their findings. Research involves the systematic study of relationships among events. Generally, we need a theory to identify the events that are most important to study. We also need a theory to tell us how to study them. Theory without research can be mere speculation; research without theory is an impossibility: the data of personality psychology, lots of data.
