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Theories and hypotheses:
  1. http://www.wilstar.net/theories.htm What is the difference between an hypothesis and a theory?
  2. http://www.carlton.paschools.pa.sk.ca/chemical/Proof/default.htm True or false: Scientific laws explain things and are true.
  3. http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/outcomes/pfa2.html Go here and find a clear discussion of the difference between scientific law, theory, and hypotheses. Articulate the differences.
  4. http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/e/gec7/Theory.html List at least 3 characteristics of a theory.

Experimental methods:
  1. http://www.sar.bolton.ac.uk/ltl/Workbooks/ex_p2.htm What is an independent variable and what is a dependent variable?
  2. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/EpistemologyoM.html Who is John Locke and what is his relationship to science?
  3. http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/Research/Designs.htm When should you use a correlational research design?
  4. http://www.wm.edu/PSYC/psy201efr/intro_16.htm List the 5 steps of the scientific method as identified by this website.

Validity and reliability:
  1. http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/colosi/lcolosi2.htm What is test/retest validity?
  2. http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/fourfold/Background/defs.htm Give a definition of reliability.
  3. http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/teachingeffectiveness_attachmentA.htm List the 3 types of validity that this website is concerned about. Understand what they are.
  4. http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/308/308lect04.htm What is the relationship of validity and reliability?

Ethical principles of research:
  1. http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/ethics.htm What is informed consent?
  2. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/ Go here and read about misconduct in science. Scientists are to be ethical persons.
  3. http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter/tre-onln.html Go here and then click on the URL for "Research Ethics" and summarize your reading.
  4. http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html Go here and read and summarize the ethical codes for privacy that psychologists must follow.






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