PSY2015F: Debunking Psychology Myths

Psychological myths can be harmful and impede our critical thinking in other areas.

The scientific method, which involves observation, identifying patterns and trends, and developing theories.

Deduction involves deriving a specific hypothesis from a general theory, while induction involves developing a general theory from specific observations.

<p>Hypotheses should be falsifiable, provide direction to the researcher, outline an anticipated relationship between variables, and be clearly stated and testable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theories are sets of concepts and propositions that describe and explain aspects of experience, summarizing hypotheses that have been tested.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop and test hypotheses through observation, pattern identification, and theory development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positivist research is objective, measures external reality, and is largely deductive; interpretive research is empathetic, focuses on internal reality of subjective experience, and is largely inductive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To test hypotheses and determine the success rate of a program or treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explore how participants experience a phenomenon, such as treatment for alcohol addiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To analyze and critique the language and power dynamics used in text, such as therapist-patient interactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research design is a strategic framework for action, outlining the strategy to answer a research question and gather meaningful data; it defines the steps and key ingredients involved in a research project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reviewing the field to identify what questions still need answering.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The research team will protect personal information by storing it in a locked file cabinet and a password-protected computer, and only research staff working on the study can access it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any research publication will not identify participants or their children individually.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study has received ethical approval from the University of Oxford Central University Research Ethics Committee and the University of Cape Town Psychology Department Research Ethics Committee.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dr. Lucie Cluver from Oxford University and Dr. Catherine Ward from the University of Cape Town are the Principal Investigators.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participants will receive either a parenting programme or an information pack that may assist them with some of the challenges they are facing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ms. Inge Wessels, a doctoral student at the University of Cape Town, is the Project Manager and will collaborate with the research team.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To control for their influence on the results</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The only difference between the experimental and control groups is the experimental manipulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of randomization, which makes it difficult to ensure that the experimental and control groups are identical</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To find a control group that is similar to the experimental group in all relevant ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Events between pre-test and post-test that are unrelated to the experimental manipulation (e.g. history test influencing stress)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To isolate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable and avoid misleading conclusions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Students self-selecting into the Selection app group may be more motivated to reduce stress, which could introduce bias.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Collect data on potential historical events and statistically control for their influence, or conduct the study over a shorter timeframe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reduce familiarity effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To minimize carry-over effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent participants from suspecting the app's purpose and influencing their responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To allow for more effective comparison between the groups and reduce confounding variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers