PSY 20673 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Falsifiability, Construct Validity
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And of leading personality theorists their possible impact on their scientific theories and research. , both descriptive and hypothesis testing; (2) is falsifiable; that is, it must generate research that can either confirm or disconfirm its major tenets; (3) organizes and explains data into some intelligible framework; (4) guides action. ; that is, it the practitioner with a road map for making day-to- day decisions; (5) is internally consistent and relies on operational definitions that define concepts in terms of specific operations; and (6) is parsimonious, or simple. provides. Personality theorists have had conceptions of different human nature, and the use. The include: dimensions determinism versus free choice pessimism versus. , causality versus optimism teleology, conscious versus unconscious determinants of behavior, biological versus social influences on personality, and uniqueness versus similarities among people: research in personality. Personality theories, other theories, are based on systematic research that allows for the prediction of events.
