PSY100H1 Chapter 2: chapter 2 summary from the textbook
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Chapter two the research enterprise in psychology. Hypothesis: a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variable. Variables: any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in the study. To build a better understanding of behavior, they construct theories. (theory: a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations) A scientific theory must be testable empirical test. Clear formulations are provided by operational definitions describes the actions or operations that will be used to measure or control a variable. 2) select the research method and design the study. Figure out how to put the hypothesis to an empirical test. www. notesolution. com. Various methods experiments, case studies, surveys, naturalistic observation, etc. Participants: or subjects, are the persons or animals whose behavior is systematically observed in a study. 3) collect the data. (data collection techniques: procedures for making empirical observations and measurements ex.
