Discussion:
The scientific method is very important to psychology. What other disciplines can you envision making practical use of the scientific method? Is is used at all at your workplace?
You are the manager at a busy office. You are interested in how the level of noise in the office impacts production. List the steps in the scientific method and show how a psychologist would use each of them to improve the office's productivity. If you choose to conduct an experiment, include what the dependent and independent variables would be.