PSYC 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pomodoro Technique, Confirmation Bias, Functional Fixedness
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Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. 6 topics of psychology: biological, genetics(how we develop, cognitive, subconscious/conscious thoughts, social a. Interaction with others: developmental, how we are raised,aging, abnormal, mental disease, disorders, injuries(specifically to the head, applied, helping others(i. e dr. phil, psychologists) Doctoral(ph. d. or psy. d): 5-6 years past bachelor"s. Professor wu,(rachel wu) went to ucl(university college london), was in a rock band(violinist) When faced with large tasks or series of tasks, the work is broken down into short, timed intervals(called pomodoros). Trains your brain to focus for short periods and helps you stay on top of deadlines. Purpose: to test/experiment (i. e leeches, diet pills, anti-aging meds) Without the scientific method, the world would be practicing without any knowledge of what the outcome will be. Quasi experiments: concerns the internal validity, because the treatment and control groups may not be comparable. Lacks random assignment of test subjects, may be put into either the treatment or control group.
