PSYC 201W Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Empiricism, Determinism, Test Anxiety
25 May 2016
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Tenacity: willingness to accept an idea as true (just cuz that"s the way its always been) Ex: kim k says she uses this diet to get her body, so u believe her and it will work for u: a-priori method (reason): not based on experience, but more like arguing (philosophers rely on this) Prob: can use to reach many dif conclusions using same information, isnt based on observation but on reason alone. All 4 yr olds are afraid of dark, lisa is 4, therefore she is afraid of dark // but lisa may not actually be afraid of dark therefore this reason cannot always create the correct answers o. Scientific ways of knowing: determinism: all events have a cause. Strict determinism (used for science): idea that you can predict w/ 100% accuracy what is going to happen with enough info (ie mixing 2 chemicals will create another chemical)
