Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Phineas Gage, Luigi Galvani, Genetic Predisposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Shelley Cross- Mellor

Document Summary

The scientific approach bias: why scientific approach, systemically gather and evaluate empirical evidence. Empirical evidence gained through experience and observation (minimize. We have to see it to believe it. Psychology is empirical: knowledge acquired through observation, psychologists must be sceptical and think critically. How was it collected: psychology conclusions are based on research, not tradition or common sense. Influence/control behaviours under certain conditions: psychology is the study of behaviour, if we know how children learn, we can control the learning environment to reflect. Types of research these conditions: basic research. The main one done at university: applied research the information, you can"t apply it. Robber"s cave experiment: 11 year old boys at camp divided into 2 groups: You cant predict the behaviour if you don"t understand it. If you don"t know: experimenters set up competitive contests, created hostility and discrimination, the hostility was reduced with put into situations where 2 groups had to cooperate to accomplish goals common to both.