1. Psychology Experiments
Lap 1

2. The Scientific Method:
See Activity #3 Chart
Chapter 2, Sec 1

3. Scientific Method
Example Question: Does Bayer Aspirin relieve headaches better than a placebo?
Hypothesis:
Control Group vs. Experimental Group
Independent Variable vs. Dependent Variable
Perform Experiment- systematically gather data
Analyze data and draw conclusions

4. Scientific Method
Independent Variable (IV) –manipulated by the researcher IF
Ex: If you take aspirin in X dose, will your headache go away?
Dependent Variable (DV) – the behavior or response that is measured THEN
The headache- hopefully, is affected by the aspirin
Chapter 2

5. Scientific Method Biased sample Placebo effect Double Blind Experiment
Correlations
Validity
Reliability

6. Experiments Which type of experiment would you do? Case Study Survey
Naturalistic Observation

7. Psychology as a Profession
Psychologist
Psychiatry- medical doctor
Clinical psychologist- interprets tests
Councilor – everyday life
Developmental/ Educational
Etc….