1A- introduction to research Flashcards
Key skills: - construct evidence-based arguments and draw conclusions - develop aims and questions, formulate hypotheses, and make predictions
scientific method
- write a research question
- identify the aim
- formulate a hypothesis
- design the method
- collect and analyse the data
- report the findings
psychology definition
the scientific study of human mental states and behaviour.
science definition
a field and practice that obtains knowledge and generates theories through observation and
experiment.
Empirical evidence
information obtained
through direct and
systematic observation or
experimentation
Non-science
ideas formed without empirical evidence or the use of scientific methods or
principles
Pseudoscience
beliefs, theories, and practices that are mistakenly
regarded as, or claim to
be scientific, but are not
because they do not use
the methods of science
Aim definition
A statement outlining the purpose of an investigation
Variable definition
A condition or component of an experiment that can be measured or manipulated
independent variable definition
the variable for which quantities are manipulated by the researcher, and the variable that is assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable
dependent variable definition
the variable the researcher measures in for changes it may experience due ti the effect of the independent variable
aim formula
To test the effect of the IV on the DV
hypothesis definition
a testable prediction
about the outcome of an investigation
a hypothesis should include…
- identification of the population
- identification of both conditions of the independent variable
- identification of the dependent variables
- a directional prediction
population definition
the group of people who are the focus of the research and from which the sample is drawn
controlled experiment’s
a type of investigation in which the causal relationship between two variables is tested in a controlled environment; more specifically, the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable is tested while aiming to control all other variables.
