PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Histogram, Frequency Distribution, Bar Chart

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Jenna Boulanger

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How the research is conducted, not the subject. If the scientific method is employed, it is referred to as a science. Scientiic method: observation- casual, then systematic, theory- helps to organize, summarize, integrate the information. provide us with an explanation as to why we"re observing what we"re observing. However, if you test many times and achieve different results, you will be unconfident of your results: generate/refine. Scientific research is a work in progress, in a constant state of evolution. Do not look for relationships or cause& effect. a)case study: an in-depth investigation of either one single person or a very small group of people. Some disadvantages: since the sample is so small, you cannot generalize from the sample to the population; very vulnerable to researcher bias. Videotape and record everything in order to obtain an objective record of all information! b)survey: researcher will reach out to a very large group of people, and ask specific questions about opinions, behaviours etc.