PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Internal Validity, Experiment, Scientific Method

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Social psych is built on the scientific method. Psycarticles and psycinfo are specific of psych literature. Treeing going from article to articles (using article"s references) Hypothesis an explicit, testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur. Basic research seeks to increase our understanding of human behaviour and is often designed to test a specific hypothesis from a specific theory. Applied research has a different purpose; to make use of social psychology"s theories or methods to enlarge our understanding of naturally occurring events and to contribute to the solution of social problems. Basic and applied research are closely connected. Refining ideas: defining and measuring social psychological variables: Conceptual variables and operational definitions: from the abstract to the specific: When researcher first develops hypothesis variables are typically in and abstract, general form: these are conceptual variables (ex. prejudice, conformity, attraction, love, violence, group pressure and social anxiety)

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