Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Desirability Bias, Jane Goodall, Murder Of Kitty Genovese

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Curiosity, skepticism and open-mindedness are driving forces behind scientific inquiry. There is a continuous interplay between observing and explaining events: initial observation/question. Curiosity sparks this, observing something noteworthy: form a hypothesis. A tentative explanation or prediction about some phenomenon. Make it testable- in the form of an if- then statement: test hypothesis (conduct research) Collect and draw tentative conclusions: further research and theory building. Theory- a set of formal statements that explains how and why certain events are related to one another: new hypothesis derived from theory. If the research supports the hypothesis, our confidence rises. If not, we modify of disregard it. Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards. - soren kierkgard. Problem: no way to determine accuracy: understanding through prediction, control and theory building. Does not mean that the prediction requires understanding. Variable- any characteristic that can differ (ex.

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