PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.2: Scatter Plot, Illusory Correlation, Operational Definition
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It studies subjects whose behavior could be influenced by other factors. It has to consider the sample it takes, whether the sample need be specific or random. Each individual in a study may be affected by certain conditions. Operational definition: a definition that specifies the operations (or procedures) used to produce or measure something, ordinarily a way to give it a numerical value. In order to ensure that a study can be understood properly and repeated by others, psychological researchers must define elements in their study which may not otherwise have generally accepted measurements. Frowns per minute, number of swear words uttered. In psychology, the population of people from which we draw our sample is important because the results of a study on one group of people may or may not apply to other groups of people. There are various samples which can be taken in different circumstances:
