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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/01%3A_The_Science_of_PsychologyIn this chapter, we look closely at these features, review the goals of psychology, and address several basic questions that students often have about it. Who conducts scientific research in psycholog...In this chapter, we look closely at these features, review the goals of psychology, and address several basic questions that students often have about it. Who conducts scientific research in psychology? Why? Does scientific psychology tell us anything that common sense does not? Why should I bother to learn the scientific approach—especially if I want to be a clinical psychologist and not a researcher?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/03%3A_Research_Ethics/3.03%3A_From_Moral_Principles_to_Ethics_CodesThe general moral principles of weighing risks against benefits, acting with integrity, seeking justice, and respecting people’s rights and dignity provide a useful starting point for thinking about t...The general moral principles of weighing risks against benefits, acting with integrity, seeking justice, and respecting people’s rights and dignity provide a useful starting point for thinking about the ethics of psychological research because essentially everyone agrees on them. However, even people who agree on these general principles can disagree about specific ethical issues that arise in the course of conducting research. This is why there exist detailed and enforceable ethics codes.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/06%3A_Quasi-Experimental_Research/6.01%3A_Prelude_to_Quasi-Experimental_ResearchThe prefix quasi means “resembling.” Thus quasi-experimental research is research that resembles experimental research but is not true experimental research. Recall with a true between-groups experime...The prefix quasi means “resembling.” Thus quasi-experimental research is research that resembles experimental research but is not true experimental research. Recall with a true between-groups experiment, random assignment to conditions is used to ensure the groups are equivalent and with a true within-subjects design counterbalancing is used to guard against order effects. Quasi-experiments are missing one of these safeguards.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/00%3A_Front_Matter/03%3A_Table_of_Contents
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/01%3A_The_Science_of_Psychology/1.01%3A_Prelude_to_the_Science_of_PsychologyMany people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis. One widely cited estimate is that women speak 20,000 words per day on a...Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis. One widely cited estimate is that women speak 20,000 words per day on average and men speak only 7,000. This claim seems plausible, but is it true? A group of psychologists led by Matthias Mehl decided to find out.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/zz%3A_Back_Matter/20%3A_GlossaryExample and Directions Words (or words that have the same definition) The definition is case sensitive (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pag...Example and Directions Words (or words that have the same definition) The definition is case sensitive (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages] (Optional) Caption for Image (Optional) External or Internal Link (Optional) Source for Definition "Genetic, Hereditary, DNA ...") (Eg. "Relating to genes or heredity") The infamous double helix CC-BY-SA; Delmar Larsen Glossary Entries Definition Image Sample Word 1 Sample Definition 1
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/07%3A_Non-Experimental_Research/7.01%3A_Prelude_to_Nonexperimental_ResearchWhat do the following classic studies have in common? Stanley Milgram found that about two thirds of his research participants were willing to administer dangerous shocks to another person just becau...What do the following classic studies have in common? Stanley Milgram found that about two thirds of his research participants were willing to administer dangerous shocks to another person just because they were told to by an authority figure (Milgram, 1963). Elizabeth Loftus and Jacqueline Pickrell showed that it is relatively easy to “implant” false memories in people by repeatedly asking them about childhood events that did not actually happen to them (Loftus & Pickrell, 1995).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/13%3A_Presenting_Your_ResearchIn this chapter, we look at how to present your research effectively. We begin with a discussion of American Psychological Association style—the primary approach to writing taken by researchers in ps...In this chapter, we look at how to present your research effectively. We begin with a discussion of American Psychological Association style—the primary approach to writing taken by researchers in psychology and related fields. Then we consider how to write an APA-style empirical research report. Finally, we look at some of the many other ways in which researchers present their work, including review and theoretical articles, theses and other student papers, and talks and posters at meetings.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/zz%3A_Back_Matter/30%3A_Detailed_Licensing
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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/The_Science_of_Psychology/09%3A_Factorial_Designs/9.02%3A_Setting_Up_a_Factorial_ExperimentBy far the most common approach to including multiple independent variables (which are often called factors) in an experiment is the factorial design. In a factorial design, each level of one independ...By far the most common approach to including multiple independent variables (which are often called factors) in an experiment is the factorial design. In a factorial design, each level of one independent variable is combined with each level of the others to produce all possible combinations. Each combination, then, becomes a condition in the experiment. Imagine, for example, an experiment on the effect of cell phone use (yes vs. no) and time of day (day vs. night) on driving ability.
