PSY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Uri Geller, Jerry Maguire, Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Using a variety of methods, psychologists will try to test research questions. Scientists test variables with correlations as they occur naturally in humans, and determine the degree to which two variables go together. Researchers are actively making changes in one variable through experiments, and are tracking changes in another variable. Experiments allow researchers to make inferences about causation. Many methodologies include both empirical and quasi-experimental designs. The type of methods used by researchers is defined by many factors, including practical constraints. Scientists also survey people although it would be easier to track them longitudinally, but it would be more expensive and time consuming. A man named uri geller fooled the world in the early 1970"s: He persuaded hundreds of thousands of people that he could use only the strength of his mind to bend spoons and slow watches. If you were in the crowd, you"d probably have assumed that he has psychic powers.
