Two Aspects Of Science

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Two Aspects Of Science
1. CONTENT What is known about a particular
subject or discipline Core of facts,
information, and knowledge 2. PROCESS   Systemati
c methods of gathering, evaluating and explaining
data   PSYCHOLOGY scientific study of
behavior   general goal to understand
behavior    GOALS OF SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY   1.
EXPLAIN   2. PREDICT   3. CONTROL Assumes an
underlying orderliness of causes of behavior
determinism    
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Specific Goals Of This Course
Know How To

• formulate a testable hypothesis
• conduct background literature searches regarding
  the hypothesis (be a critical reader)
• design an experiment to test that hypothesis
  adequately
• conduct the experiment properly
• objectively evaluate the data collected in the
  experiment with statistical tests
• interpret the findings and draw conclusions
  compare with the literature
• publish the findings
• replicate the findings

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General Goals Of This Course

• learn how to do research communicate
  findings
• learn how to evaluate research of others
• become a critical reader

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Structure of a Scientific Journal Article

• TITLE PAGE
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION 
• METHOD
• Subjects
• Apparatus
• Procedure
• (other important methods)
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES