PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Psy, Cerebral Cortex
13 Oct 2014
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Psy 101:intro to psychology: lecture 1: psychology as a science and the biology of the. Inquiry vs speculative argument, effect is something we can see, observe, or be seen in nature and is true. All facts are compiled to form theories. A theory is a set of principles that describes, predicts, and explains a phenomenon. Law of parsimony- if 2 theories provide an adequate explanation, the theory that is shorter is prefered over the longer one. Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. As humans we are passionate about exploring and understanding scientific phenomena. To find answers to these theories we use the scientific method. Good theories are able to produce a hypothesis, but they can also be falsifiable. a hypothesis a specific testable prediction on the association between 2 variables. First bias - people distort responses that appear to be more favorable. Second bias- although people want to be truthful, we tend not to.
