Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Desirability Bias, Naturalistic Observation, Canadian Psychological Association

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Shelley Cross- Mellor

Document Summary

Scienti c attitudes: curiosity, skepticism, and open-mindedness are driving forces behind scienti c inquiry, scientists also must remain open-minded to conclusions that are supported by facts, even if those conclusions refute their own beliefs. Gathering evidence: steps in the scienti c process: science involves a continuous interplay between observing and explaining events, publishing research is essential to scienti c progress. It allows fellow scientists to learn about new ideas and ndings, to evaluate the research, and to challenge or expand on it. Five steps, which re ect how scienti c inquiry often proceeds: step 1: identify a question of interest, curiosity sparks the rst step: identifying a question of interest. From personal experiences, news events, scienti c articles, books, and other sources: step 2: gather information and form hypothesis, next, scientists determine whether any studies, theories, and other information that might help answer their question already exist.