Psyc 3110 1st Edition Lecture 2Outline of last lectureI. Social PsychologyII. Defining PsychologyIII. Four goals of PsychologyIV. Early Psychology and different perspectivesA. StructuralismB. FunctionalismV. Influences of specific settings and environmentsVI. Historical influencesC. Hot vs. cold social cognitionD. Duel processE. Event Vll. What makes social psych unique?Vlll. Indiviual influences Outline of Current Lecture IX. The Scientific Method X. Research TerminologyF. VariableG. DataH. PopulationI. SampleXI. 6 Research StepsXII Ways to collect DataJ. self-reportsK. other-reportsL. Objective measuresXIII. Scientific method stepsThe Scientific MethodScience is used to learn new information and to test things to see what the outcome would be. Science has literally changed the world in many waysThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Research Terms- Variable- the element of the experiment that can vary (what we are interested in)- Data- any information gathered having to do with the variable (mostly quantitative)- Population- total number of people we are interested in eg. Students at BGSU- Sample- the number of people we are actually testing eg. Sophomore BGSU studentsThe 6 steps to Research1. Ask a question or identify a problem2. Form a hypothesis 3. Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment or some form of research4. Analyze the data5. Evaluate the data and come to a conclusion. (Was your hypothesis right or wrong?)6. Document everything! Write what you did down and tell other peopleCollecting DataIt is common in psychology to measure what can’t be seen- Self-reports- things like surveys or questioners were a person answers questions about themselves.o There are problems with these however because people can lie to make themselves look better.- Other-reports-asking another person to talk about the person you arstidyingo People can also want to make there friends look good so there is still the possibility of dishonesty- Objective measures- (Things that can be seen or measured) eg. Heart rate, blood pressure, height or
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