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The Scientific Method in Psychology

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The scientific method in psychology runs: observe, form a theory, derive a falsifiable hypothesis, operationalize the variables, collect data, and revise.

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A full worked pass on one question — does testing yourself beat rereading? — from first observation to a revised prediction, each step named as it happens, including the step where the first hypothesis fails.