Episode 2 Understanding Reasearch

1. Watch the programme

2.Vocabulary - learn and be prepared to explain the following words once Martyna has done her task

 to impair - osłabić, uszkodzić

psychometric research - badania psychometryczne

 implementation - realizacja, urzeczywistnienie

 field research - badania terenowe

 pitfall - pułapka

faulty reasoning - błędne rozumowanie

psychic predictions - przewidywanie przyszłości przez tzw. "medium"

grief - żal, zmartwienie

voodoo - wudu, klątwa, zły omen

lizard's blood - krew jaszczurki

 crocodile dung - łajno krokodyla

 double-blind procedure - metoda podwójnie ślepej próby

biased - zmanipulowany, ukierunkowany

fraud - oszust, oszustwo

crackpot theories - zwariowane teorie

to safeguard a hypothesis - zabezpieczyć hipotezę

to entertain a hypothesis - rozważać hipotezę

 to rule out a hypothesis - wykluczyć hipotezę

 due to chance - z powodu przypadku, spowodowany przypadkowo

I don't leave things to chance - nie zostawiam rzeczy losowi(aby los o nich decydował)

 randomly selected - losowo wybrane

flawed - wadliwy,błędny

extra-marital - pozamałżeński

 to be subjected to a test - być poddanym testowi

tentative - próbny, orientacyjny

Links to additional activities :   http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/methods/index.html;

http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/02/e02expand.html

Confused about Research Methods?

Need to know the difference between positive and negative reinforcement or positive and negative punishment? Try this new audio tool I built which I call the "MAPPR". That stands for "Make A Personal Psych Review". Here’s what it does: I’ve selected two topics from an Intro Psych course: the scientific method (might be referred to as Research Methods in your textbook) and Learning. I chose what I think are the bold terms that most students of psychology would have to learn from these chapters. I put these terms into concept maps and then recorded my own explanations for what the terms mean. Then (not done yet) I put the concept map and the audio files into a small online application which allows you to choose only those terms you find difficult or which you want to review. So: on the map you click the terms you want to review and then click the "Play" button and hear my explanation of those terms. I challenge you to take it one step further: grab the audio as it plays from your computer (using Wiretap or Snagit) and then transfer it to your mp3 player and study on the go!( pasted from psyfiles website )

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/mappr/