PSYCH 100 Chapter 2: Psychological Research

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

Module four: the scientific method: scientific method approach through which psychologists systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of interest, theories broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest, hypothesis a prediction, stemming from a theory, stated in a way that allows it to be tested, operational definition translation of a hypothesis into specific, testable procedures that can be measured and observed. Module five: conduction psychological research: research systematic inquiry aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, archival research research in which existing data, such as census documents, college records, and newspaper clippings, are examined to test a hypothesis, naturalistic observation research in which an investigator simply observes some naturally occurring behavior and does not make a change in the situation, survey research research in which people chosen to represent a larger population are asked a series of questions about their behavior, thoughts, or attitudes.