PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych Ch 1 Lecture 2 Outline 1 23 14
Document Summary
* hypothesis: testable prediction of what happens under certain conditions. *as few assumptions and as many predictions as possible. *falsifiable-makes sufficiently precise predictions that evidence could be found to contradict it. * validity: the extent to which concept conclusion or measurement is well founded and corresponds accurately to the real world. * external validity: to what extent cant the results be generalized to other people/animals and situations. *internal validity: to what extent is your manipulation is causing the effect? (how much is the music effecting the study?) *population: the entire group of individuals to be considered. What are their strengths and weaknesses: naturalistic observation. *a careful examination of what many people or nonhuman animals do under more or less natural conditions. (the pregnancy/race help test) *advantages: realistic picture of what is occurring in the natural setting. *advantage: great level of control over the situation. *an individual studied in great detail. (a trauma patient)
