PSY 3510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Counterintuitive, Scientific Method, No Code
19 Sep 2016
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Introduction: a consumer and producer of science, james kunen article: college level programs in prison. Case studies were used in the essay for support of programs. One systematic study cited in the article (20% < recidivism) Separating the wheat from the chaff with the discerning eye of a scientist. What is the scientific method: whether a natural science or social science, the method used to uncover lawful relationships is the same, the basic steps: Prediction (guess at a lawful relationship between two variables) The size of the tip depends on the waiters mood. The happier the mood the larger the tip they receive. The greater number of times a waiter smiles while serving a customer, the larger the tip he will receive from that customer. Design an experiment to confirm or disconfirm the hypothesis. Give up the hypothesis if the data collected does not support the prediction. (there are no sacred truths in science)
