PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Ap Psychology, Operational Definition
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Green - important people & contributions: scientific approach to behavior, the scientific approach assumes that events are governed by laws, psychologists assume behavior is governed by laws. (like the earth is governed by the law of. Is always subject to revision: steps in a scientific investigation, step 1, scientific hypothesis must be formulated precisely, and variables under study must be clearly. Participants/subjects persons or animals whose behavior is observed in a study. Examples include (direct observation, questionnaire, interview, psychological test, Analyze the data & conclusion: step 4, use statistics to analyze data and find if hypothesis is supported, conclude upon the findings, step 5. : report the findings: give the findings to the public so it can be tested. Independent variable variable that is controlled by the experimenter to see its impact on the other variable: dependent variable variable that is affected by the independent (controlled)
