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Research and Statistics in the field of Psychology.

PSY/315

04/26/2011

Katherine Sainz

University of Phoenix

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The goals of psychological studies are to explain, describe, predict, and perhaps influence

mental processes or behavior. Like all other Natural Sciences, Psychology relies on the scientific

method, and science is evidently a process based on observation and experimentation. We need to have

the validity of our statement and theories proved through experimental evidence and it's that evidence

which is organized in the form of research and statistics.

We make observations in order to come up with critical conclusions and conclude practical

results. All sciences require results and are oriented towards the pursuit of ideas that are practical with

predictable results. In order to understand the effect that research has had on the field of psychology it

is important to fully comprehend what research is and how it is used within the academic field.

“Research is a hunt for the truth. It is getting to know a subject by reading up on it, reflecting, playing

with the ideas, choosing the areas that interest you and following up on them. Research is the way you

educate yourself (Online Library Learning Center, p.3, 2010).”

The Scientific Method is one of the most commonly used methods of research. It consists of a

series of steps that must be performed to either prove or eliminate a proposed hypothesis. A hypothesis

is a detailed, testable prediction about what you expect to happen in your study. Whether or not a

hypothesis turns out to be true or a null-hypothesis is not known until the rest of the Scientific Method

is applied. After developing the hypothesis, experimentation should be conducted towards either

proving or eliminating the proposed hypothesis. Once the experiment has been accomplished there

should be a sufficient amount of information to either support or reject the hypothesis. The research

data and findings are listed under the title of results. Results are the gathering and listing of all the

research outcomes relating to your hypothesis. This may include graphs, raw data, charts, equations, or

more specific statistical tests such as an ANOVA which is the most commonly used inferential

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Research and Statistics in the field of Psychology. PSY/315 04/26/2011 Katherine Sainz University of Phoenix The goals of psychological studies are to explain, describe, predict, and perhaps influence mental processes or behavior.?Like all other Natural Sciences, Psychology relies on the scientific method, and science is evidently a process based on observation and experimentation. We need to have the validity of our statement and theories proved through experimental evidence and it's that evidence which is organized in the form of research and statistics. We make observations in order to come up with critical conclusions and conclude practical results. All sciences require results and are oriented towards the pursuit of ideas that are practical with predictable results. In order to understand the effect that research has had on the field of psychology it is important to fully comprehend what research is and how it is used within the academic field. "Research is a hunt for the truth. It is getting to know a subject by reading up on it, reflecting, playing with the ideas, choosing the areas that interest you and following up on them. Research is the way you educate yourself (Online Library Learning Center, p.3, 2010)." The Scientific Method is one of the most commonly used methods of research. It consists of a series of steps that must be performed to either prove or eliminate a proposed hypothesis. A hypothesis is a detailed, testable prediction about what you expec ...
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