Evaluating psychological research

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Evaluating psychological research Chapter 2:5 Evaluating psychological research

Lesson # 9 Objective(s): Identify flaws in research designs and how to correct them. Identify skills for evaluating psychological claims in the popular media. Agenda: Bellwork, 2.5 notes, discussion Bellwork: What are some ways you can evaluate claims in a scientific manner? 1-rule out other hypothesis 2-falsiablity 3-correlation vs causation 4-replicability 5-extraordinary claims 6-occams razor

Peer review When articles, or studies, are subjected to outside review Purpose is to identify flaws in the study that could undermine the findings Suggest how to better conduct studies in the future

Evaluating psychology in the media Consider the source Primary sources are more trustworthy than secondary sources Sharpening and Leveling Sharpening is a tendency to exaggerate the central message of a study Leveling is a tendency to minimize details of a study Pseudo symmetry-creating the appearance of balanced coverage or creating a controversy where none exists

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