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Honours Seminar in Psychology

Honours Seminar in Psychology. Lecture 2: Context of the Research Process. In groups of three, develop a scientific hypothesis based on something you have found in the newspaper. Nominate someone to present this to the class What newspaper piece inspired the question?

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Honours Seminar in Psychology

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  1. Honours Seminar in Psychology Lecture 2: Context of the Research Process

  2. In groups of three, develop a scientific hypothesis based on something you have found in the newspaper Nominate someone to present this to the class What newspaper piece inspired the question? What is the scientific hypothesis? What research could be conducted? Other people in class should feel free to ask questions.

  3. What testable hypotheses were created? • Alice, Jennifer, Renee, Kate: Giving children feedback about overall school performance improves their performance • Heather, Sarah, Doreen: Women will feel more excluded in decision-making in the workplace than men • Brad, Melissa, Abey: A person’s on-line behaviour will predict their political ideology • Jeanette, Jeff, Michael: Have sex abuse scandals had a negative impact on the faith of church goers • Alexis, Alexa, Quynn, Crystal, Abigail: Do marriages with a bigger age gap have less education and income than others with similar ages • Note: Underlined persons spoke on behalf of group

  4. What makes a scientific explanation? • Empirical: Objective and systematic observation, observable by the senses • Rational: Follows rules of logic and known fact • Testable, falsifiable • Parsimonious: Requires the fewest assumptions • General Laws • Rigorously evaluated

  5. What do polygraphs used in lie detector tests measure?

  6. Theory Empirical Real-world examples of a phenomenon not important Experimental Problem in the real-world Theoretically-based, but does not test theory Less controlled Can be less general Basic Vs. Applied Were your newspaper-based questions basic or applied questions?

  7. Figure 1-4: The Research Process

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