scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Identify and clarify the importance of the three cardinal features of science.Outline and describe the steps of the scientific method, defining all key terms.Clarify the nature of the replication crisis in psychology and the importance of generalizability.Describe key features of research ethics.Differentiate and explain the concepts of reliability and validity.Outline the five main research methods used in psychology and clarify how they are utilized in social psychology.Clarify what it means for psychology to be scientific by examining the steps of the scientific method and the three cardinal features of science.Research Designs Used by Social Psychologists

These will be explained to close out the module. Finally, psychology as a field, but especially social psychology as a subfield, is faced with a replication crisis and issues with the generalizability of its findings. We will discuss these but also why they are needed. Psychology has very clear ethical standards and procedures for scientific research. We will also differentiate between reliability and validity and their importance for measurement. We will do this by examining the steps of the scientific method and describing the five major designs used in psychological research. In Module 2 we will address the fact that psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Module 2: Research Methods in Social Psychology

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes