PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Syllogism, The Vapors, Scientific Method
4 Apr 2016
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The study of psychology is divided into five fields of study: neuroscience, development, cognitive, social, clinical. There are various different disciplines related to psychology. Logy = study of, discourse, to speak. Psychology also follows the sciences with foundations in research. Is scientifically structured based on the empirical method and research. Experimental (explanations of theories are statements about cause and effect relationships) The principal of falsifiability is a hallmark of the scientific method where you are not truly performing a test unless you are able to attempt to refute your hypothesis. Establishing an operational definition is essential through research. The description cannot be too exclusive or too inclusive. Those whose suffered from lung-oriented diseases (such as lung cancer, tuberculosis) were diagnosed with the vapors long ago. If a doctor in this time used penicillin to cure the vapors and it only works 10% of the time, it may be considered ineffective. Cause and effect relationships are evident through experiments.
