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Material Type: Notes; Professor: Gore; Class: Information Literacy in PSY; Subject: PSY Psychology; University: Eastern Kentucky University; Term: Unknown 1989;
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Are ____________________ Are broad and can be generalized Withstand the test of time Are _________________to real life Solve an important ______________ Provide a better ____________________ than previous theories
Purpose of research is to explain:
Behavior must be quantified in some way Statistical definition: variation of scores around the mean (aka. “variance”) Measures of behavior must be able to “pick up” variation
Ask yourself, “Why am I interested in psychology?” Find out what has already been done in this area Make a prediction that no one has tested yet
____________________ = there will be no effect, no relation, no difference between groups
____________________ = addressing an effect in the opposite direction
Hypotheses are ________________ involving a clear prediction Hypotheses must be _____________ Hypotheses determine:
WHY and HOW does the behavior occur? In which situations and for which type of person is the effect strongest? What are some alternative explanations for a behavior? Who doesn’t “fit the mold”? Why not?