Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Repeated Measures Design, Random Assignment, Test Anxiety

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Kitty genovese murder- john darley and bibb latane- presence of multiple bystanders produced a diffusion of responsibility- each person feels decreased personal responsibility for intervening. Step 4: analyze data, draw tentative conclusions, and report findings. Problem- related past events can be explained in many creative, reasonable, and contradictory ways. Theory never regarded as absolute truth- future observations can contradict it. Operational definition- a variable in terms of the specific procedures used to produce or measure it- translate abstract concepts into something observable and measurable. Self-report measures- people report their own knowledge, beliefs, feelings, experiences or behaviour- accuracy depends on people"s ability to respond honestly- self reports may be distorted by a social desirability bias- tendency to respond in a socially acceptable manner. Can gather information about someone"s behaviour by conducting interviews with other people who know the person. Coding systems- record different categories of behaviour- more consistent observations.