psych ch2

Created by Gabby Baisden

Theory
a system of ideas that attempt to explain observations and make predictions about fiture observations

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TermDefinition
Theory
a system of ideas that attempt to explain observations and make predictions about fiture observations
observe
curiosity formulate/ challenge theory
test
analyze data operational definitions of variables
conclusions
reliability replications of result
evaluate
peer review change the theory?
correlation research
identifying relationships
experimental research
determine causation
validity
ext.- representative of real-world issues int- Bias? Logical errors?
descriptive research
describing a phenomenon
hypothesis
testable predictions derived from theory
hypothesis
testable predictions derived from theory
APA Guidelines
informed consents debriefing & deception
APA Guidelines
informed consents debriefing & deception
research ethics
research participants have rights
research ethics
research participants have rights
measures of dispersion
range, standard deviation
measures of dispersion
range, standard deviation
measure of central tendencies
mean, median, mode
measure of central tendencies
mean, median, mode