PSYC 2360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Behavioural Sciences, Falsifiability

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2360
• Professor: Gloriagonzalez-morales

Document Summary

Inductive method: getting ideas about the relationships among variables by observing specific facts. Advances science more rapidly than inductive b/c it contributes to the accumulation of knowledge. Expand or improve research: consider the potential limiting conditions of previous research, attempt to explain conflicting findings in a research area. Essential because it helps prevent duplication and prevents problems others had. Provides you with invaluable information about how to measure the variables you are interested in and what research designs will be most useful to you. Primary sources: research reports that contain complete descriptions of the collected data and the data analyses usually contained in professional journals. Secondary sources: documents that contain only summaries or interpretations of the research reports textbooks. Find on websites, but website may not be objective. Laws: principles that are so general as to apply to all situations.