Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Job Satisfaction, Neuropsychological Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

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Steps in the scientific process: step 1: identify a question of interest, darley and latane observed that nobody helped kitty genovese and then asked. Why : step 2: gather information and form a hypothesis, scientists determine whether any studies, theories or other info that will help answer their question already exists. Chapter 2 notes: then they form a hypothesis: a specific prediction about some phenomenon that often takes the form of an if-then statement. Defining and measuring variables: variable: any characteristic or factor that can vary (ie. sex, height, age, gpa), from one person to another, and many also vary within a given person over time. Info often gathered through interviews or questionnaires: participants self-reports may be distorted by a social desirability bias, the tendency to respond in a socially acceptable manner rather than according to how one truly feels or behaves.