PSYC 3600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, Continuous Testing, Paradigm Shift
16 Apr 2014
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Psych is to create or engage in some form of social change so that individuals and communities can benefit. Scientific research is a method that provides psychologists a way to distinguish effective from less effective changes. Areas of concern must be identified and described. Factors related to these problems must be articulated. Based on this articulation possible interventions/solutions can be created and tested. Once a program is found effective it still has to be determined if the intervention can be successfully implemented in particular community contexts. If implementation is successful, it has to be determined if the program can be launched on a broader scale. If the program is successful, the researcher is left to re-examine the community status and see if any other needs may exist. Theory: systematic attempt to explain observable or measureable events relating to an issue.
