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Myers Chapter 1: Research Methods A.P. Psychology

Essential Question How do psychologists conduct scientific research, and how do they apply their findings to better understanding human behavior?

Chapter 1 (A): The Need for Psychological Science A.P. Psychology

The Need for Scientific Research in Psychology Hindsight Bias: The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it The “I-knew-it-all-along” phenomenon E.g. “Monday Morning Quarterbacking”

The Need for Scientific Research in Psychology Can you think of an example of Hindsight Bias? Personal life School News/Media Entertainment/Pop culture Psychological/Scientific research

The Need for Scientific Research in Psychology How much time do you think it will take you to unscramble these anagrams? People said it would take 10 seconds, but on average it took about 3 minutes Anagram WREAT WATER ETYRN ENTRY GRABE BARGE

The Need for Scientific Research in Psychology Overconfidence: The tendency to believe that one knows more than he/she actually does Leads to error and misjudgment

The Scientific Attitude Curiosity (Passion for exploration) Skepticism (Doubting and questioning) Humility (Ability to accept responsibility when wrong) Psychological researchers must also think critically

The Scientific Method The Scientific Method: Question Hypothesis Experiment Results Conclusions Theory

The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method Operational Definition: Replication: A statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables E.g. Intelligence may be defined by one’s IQ Replication: Ability to repeat a research study, with different participants in different situations Determine whether basic findings extend beyond a single research study

Review Why is it important for psychologists to conduct scientific research? What is hindsight bias? Provide an example. What are the 3 main components of the scientific attitude? What are the 6 steps of the scientific method?

Homework Unit 1 Key People: Research Study Response #40: “Obey At Any Cost?” (Pgs. 308-317)