PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cultural Psychology, Pseudoscience, Extraversion And Introversion
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Chapt 1 scientific method: veritable rules of the game of research. Data is described as empirical b/c it can be measured and used statistically. Anecdotal evidence is impressions/opinions of (usually) one person, and cannot be translated into a quantifiable form ex. investigative journalism. Scientific method minimalizes bias by providing rules by which observations are collected and results are evaluated. Bias, often indicates unfair practices that wrongly discriminate against others is-ought: is questions are questions that are scientific/researchable, can be answered by facts/empirical data. Testable hypotheses are is described as a priori meaning that it exists before experimentation or observation. A priori hypothesis constitute a key feature in scientific method. By formulating a hypothesis before data collection and analysis, a scientist is less likely to be prone to error and bias post hoc: after this , pose serious probs for scientific method. Post hoc hypotheses increase likelihood of error and bias.
