PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 1 Psychology Part 2
Document Summary
Chapter 1: introduction to psychology 1/22/2015 4:05:00 pm. It is data-based and the practices used in psychology are derived from research. The application of pseudoscientific beliefs (lose weight through hypnosis). Basic research: conducted to answer questions about the nature of behavior and cognition- develops/ builds theories. Applied research: conducted to resolve practical problems- develops new innovations/ technologies. Quantitative research: the world is a single reality made up of facts that can be discovered- tends to express data numerically. Qualitative research: the world is made up of multiple realities that are socially constructed by different views of the same situations- tends to express data non-numerically. Explanation of why you think something is happening. A general principle or set of principles put forward to explain how a number of separate facts are related. A good theory should organize and explain facts about behavior, generate new knowledge and help to predict behavior.
