PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abraham Maslow, Empiricism, Scientific Method
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Carl rogers; abraham maslow: empiricism: the view that knowledge comes from observed/sensory experience, empirical evidence: refers to the data that has been collected or knowledge that has been gained by scientific observation. Empiricism and scientific method contrast with other non-scientific ways of forming beliefs about the world (intuition, authority, cultural consensus, logic) Scientific theories typically explain the relationship between two or more variables: scientific theories must be. Falsifiable (must be able to hypothetically proved false) Positive intergroup contact can reduce prejudice towards the outgroup: social comparison theory. People will evaluate their own abilities by comparing themselves to others when more objective measures are unavailable: social learning theory. People learn by observing others in the absence of behavioural reproduction or reinforcement. Variables: a characteristic or condition that changes or has different values for different individuals: independent variable. Manipulated in order to see its impact on the dependent variable: dependent variable.
