PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Naturalistic Observation, Dependent And Independent Variables, Propaganda Techniques

• School: Towson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Barbara Wilson

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Its not what you study, but how you study it: observe some phenomenon that you are curios or skeptical about , conceptualize the problem - that is express it in terms of operational de nitions and. Theory is an hypotheses that is proven: collect data- select a research method that will be appropriate to explore the issue or test the hypotheses ! Population is the entire group about which the investigator wishes to draw conclusion! Select an appropriate sample that is representative of the population of interest. It is the subset of the population chosen by the investigator ! Random sample: a sample that gives every member of the population and equal chance of being selected! Test through empirical research: gaining knowledge through the observation of events. the collection of data and logical reasoning. The scienti c method uses:: objective, systematic and, testable research information known as data!