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PSYC242 (Up to Test 1), Scientific Thinking - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Subliminal presentation can make people buy the presented item more
      - Study led to a public outcry and fear of being manipulated and controlled
      - … and was later admitted to be bogus… poor evidence not supporting the claims and not replicable
      - Led to further experimental research into priming
- - - - Which is planned, recorded and analysed in a structured way
      - Learning based on observation
    - - Questions that can be answered through observation and measurement
      - e.g. does Tik Tok ruin your attention span -> define "ruin attention span", control groups -> is Tik Tok use associated with lower attention span???
    - - Findings shared and subject to scrutiny
  - - - Empirical research articles
        
        Report the results of a research project
        
        On or several (combined) studies focused on a specific hypothesis or rsch q
        
        Abstract/intro/method/results/discussion/references
      - Review articles
        
        Combine the results of several (many) research studies to summarise and draw conclusions.
        
        Narrative review
        
        Systematic review
        
        Meta-analysis
  - - - Frequency claims
      - Quantitative description
      - Qualitative description
    - - Association claims
        
        Covariation / correlation
        
        Inferential statistics
        
        Descriptive stats are not inferential
      - Variables measured, not manipulated
      - Individual and group diffs, association, correlation
    - - Causal claims
        
        Causal inference
      - Manipulate IV measure DV
      - Control other variables
      - Allows us to change behaviour