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scientific explanation

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invokes principles that are fewer in number, more general and earlier in the causal chain

appeal to something simpler and more basic generates broader phenomenon

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steps for scientific method

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  1. hypothesis
  2. compare prediction to observation/experiment
  3. assess if it matches prediction
  4. repeat, share, refine
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problems in scientific practice

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vague/unfalsifiable theories
sloppy methods
improper statistical analyses
too broad conclusions
publication bias
data fraud (manipulation)
reproducibility
p-hacking

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meaning of unfalsifiable

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no amount of experimentation can disprove claim or find a way to explain the results

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explain publication bias

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failing to publish not significant results; leads to only positive results in the literature

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3 dimensions of psychological studies

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research design
research setting
data-collection method

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research designs

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observational or experiment

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research settings

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lab or field

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data-collection methods

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self-report or behavior

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good + bad of laboratory studies

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controlled variables, application to the real world?

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good + bad of self-reports

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easy to collect, inexpensive, quick
but response bias, lie, lack of insight

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personal space invasion leads to what?

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increased arousal, slower peeing

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problem with urinal experiment

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no consent (even in public space)

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limits of observational studies

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give correlation not causation (no direct causality)

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when is a study experimental

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random assignment to condition

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good + bad of experimental studies

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can isolate variables to determine causality
manipulate predictor variable
measure outcome
random
control vs. experiment

confounding
not everything can be manipulated through random assignment
convenience (changing diet)

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operation definition

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defines how something is measured and used in data collection

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6 levels of analysis

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biology (hormones, neurons),
culture
evolution (natural selection, survival)
individual development (at what age..)
individual differences
social

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how could you measure emotion

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facial action coding system (muscle movements)
skin conductance (arousal levels)

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examples of physiological measures

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blood pressure, heart rate

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how could you measure brain activity

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compare to non-primates (show evolutionary)
EEG
fMRI
transcranial magnetic simulation
CAT
PET

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EEG

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electrodes measure electrical activity in brain
+ good temporal resolution
+ non-intrusive
- poor spatial resolution

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fMRI

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measures blood flow to areas of brain
+ spatial resolution
- poor temporal resolution, expensive, inconvenient

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transcranial magnetic stimulation

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electromagnetic induction over scalp to disrupt neuronal activity in targeted region
+ treatment for depression
+ temporal resolution
- low spatial resolution, side-effects (headaches)

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CAT

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noninvasive, X-ray images of brain

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PET

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detection of positrons -> blood flow
- invasive
- poor spatial resolution

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3 developmental methods

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  • cross-sectional: compare 3yrs to 5yrs
  • longitudinal: same 3yrs then 5 yrs
  • twin studies: identical vs. fraternal
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what is preferential looking techniques

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study infant cognition and see what they are looking at (get bored with correct answers)

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what is triangulating the truth

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synthesizing studies using multiple methods to try to understand the whole truth

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p-hacking

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exploiting researcher degrees of freedom to get significant results

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examples of p-hacking

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ending data when it seems significant or continuing when not significant
excluding certain students to make data significant

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pre-registration

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data analysis plan to distinguish between confirmatory and exploratory analysis

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solutions to p-hacking

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disclose (report how sample size was determined), pre-registration, replication, sharing materials/data

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underpowered study

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studies do not collect sufficient observations to detect the effects

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If most published studies are underpowered,
how are most published studies statistically significant?

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p-hacking

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