Introduction to psychological discovery

Question 1

define psychological discovery

Answer 1

collecting and interpreting info to understand thoughts, feelings and behaviour

Question 2

why should we study research design and analysis

Answer 2

• required to critically analyse research
• required for good research to be conducted
• required for proper practise
• skills are transferrable

Question 3

what are 6 unscientific sources of knowledge (SATIRE)

Answer 3

Superstition: making beliefs
Authority
Tenacity: believing something because its told to us over and over again
Intuition: because we “just know”
Rationalism: comes from logical reasoning
Empiricism: drawing from observations that come directly from the senses

Question 4

describe science/the scientific method

Answer 4

uses RATIONALISM and EMPIRICISM TOGETHER to test hypotheses and draw inferences.

Question 5

what are the 3 goals of science?

Answer 5

to predict, describe and explain phenomena.

Question 6

what are the 10 steps of the scientific method

Answer 6

find a research idea
form a hypothesis
identify participants
select a research strategy
select a research design
conduct the study
evaluate the data
report the results
refine/reformulate the research idea (go back to form a hypothesis)