PSY100Y5 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 (The Research Enterprise in Psychology) - PSY100 Dax Urbszat
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Chapter 2 the research enterprise in psychology. How research in psychology is conducted via the scientific approach, ethics. A good theory will generate a host of testable hypotheses: empirical: a method of research that can be verified by observation and experiment. The scientific approach assumes that there are laws of behaviour that can be discovered through empirical research. Goals of the scientific enterprise: psychologists & scientists share three sets of goals for research, measurement & description: identify & develop method of measurement, understanding & predicting: hypothesize about the relationship between two variables. Theories help scientists integrate their information into a coherent whole (the big picture). Proving or disproving a hypothesis that is derived from a theory can either strengthen or weaken the theory, respectfully. ), psychological tests (mental abilities & personality traits): analyze data & draw conclusions, (usually) convert data into numbers, use statistics to analyze.
