Tude that Is: based on curiosity, skepticism, humi1ity and critical thinking. as well as the concept t ‘co ticance in tcstnrv difa ionce Pinally, von r 1cfodio -fnu upo &ri concerning populations and samples. Pay particular attention to the strengths and weaknesses of descriphve and correlational research In addition, make sure that x on understand the meThod of expernnentat on, especlallv the importance of control conditions and the ditference between independent and: depencfent variables. Chapter 1 introduces a number of concepts and issues that will play an important role in later chap ters. of several questions people often ask ahont psychology, includ ing why animal research is relevant, whether labora tory experiments are ethical, whether behavior varies with culture and gender, and whether psychology’s principles don’t have the potential for misuse. Gists often rely on measures of central tendency such as the mean, median, and mode, as weh as variation measures soch as the range and standard deviation, Statistical reasoning also helps psychologists deter mine wn en it is safe to generalize from a sample to the iaraer populat on.Ĭhapter 1 concludes with a discussion. P-rocessesz To counteract otir human tendency toward tn Chapter 1 explains the fllOO sunse in reasoniog Thinking Critically With Psychological ScienceĬHAPTER OVERViEW b.
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