EXPE Chapter 1: Experimental Psychology and Scientific Method

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(pseudo psych) kasabihan

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Nonscientific Inference

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RRLS

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Nonscientific Source of Data

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behavior must follow a natural order so that it can be predicted

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Scientific Mentality (Characteristics of Modern Science)

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the belief that there are specifiable causes for the way people behave that can be discovered through research

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Determinism (Characteristics of Modern Science)

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collecting data that are observable or experienced in a systematic way, but not guaranteed to be correct

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Gathering Empirical Data (Characteristics of Modern Science)

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principles that have the generality to apply to all situations

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laws (Seeking General Principles - Characteristics of Modern Science)

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advanced understanding but not enough information to be declared a law

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theories (Seeking General Principles - Characteristics of Modern Science)

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collecting and interpreting data systematically and objectively with no personal biases or beliefs

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Good Thinking

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the more evidence that accumulates to support a particular explanation or theory, the more confidence we have that the theory is correct

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Self-Correction

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the process of exchanging information vital to the scientific process

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Publicizing Results

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repeat procedures multiple times to verify results; multiple researchers should verify the experiment

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Replication

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initial step toward understanding; a systematic and unbiased account of the observed characteristics of behaviors

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Description (Objectives of Psychological Science)

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understanding what causes something to occur

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Explanation (Objectives of Psychological Science)

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the capability of knowing in advance when certain behaviors would be expected to occur

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Prediction (Objectives of Psychological Science)

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the application of what has been learned about behavior

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Control (Objectives of Psychological Science)

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systematic noting and recording of events

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Observation (Tools of Psychological Science)

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assignment of numerical values to objects or events or their characteristics according to conventional rules; physical dimensions, intelligence tests, etc

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Measurement (Tools of Psychological Science)

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process undertaken to test a prediction that particular behavioral events will occur reliably in certain, specifiable situations

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Experimentation (Tools of Psychological Science)

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addresses real-world problems like how to improve student graduation rates.

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Applied research (Tools of Psychological Science)

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tests theories and explains psychological phenomena like helping behavior.

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Basic research (Tools of Psychological Science)

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is any field of study that gives the appearance of being scientific, but has no true scientific basis and has not been confirmed using the scientific method.

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Pseudoscience (Tools of Psychological Science)