Ch. 2: Where to Start Hypotheses & predictions

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Ch. 2: Where to Start Hypotheses & predictions Hypothesis An idea or a question waiting for evidence to support or refute it Specific propositions that logically follow from a theory Statement relating two or more variables to each other

Ch. 2: Sources of ideas Common sense Naturalistic observation Theories Past research Practical problems

Ch. 2 Library search Journals Databases Psych Abstracts Psyc Info PubMed

Ch 2: Parts of a Research article Title Good titles Effects of caffeine on the acoustic startle response Parenting styles and children’s ability to delay gratification Poor titles A study of memory Effects of feedback, anxiety, cuing, and gender on semantic and episodic memory under two conditions of threat: A test of competing theories

Ch 2: Parts of a Research article Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion

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