PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Evolutionary Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: Tammy Rahhal

Document Summary

Outline modules 4, 5, 6, 56, 57. Psychological research: the need for psychological science, problems with common sense, research methods in psychology, the scientific method, descriptive research, correlational research, experimentation, statistical significance in psychology. The need for psychological science (limits of common sense: overconfidence. People tend to be more confident than they re correct: hindsight bias after you know the outcome of an event, you tend to believe that you would have predicted it. Surprise findings: research suggests that people with low self-esteem are more susceptible to flattery than those with high self-esteem. Do research in psychology: research begins with a hunch or hypothesis. Where do hypotheses come from?- your theories: dissatisfaction with other"s theories, new questions about research, personal observation and curiosity, you have to test your hypothesis (is it true?) When to use it? to describe the nature of behavior: case study. Examine one person in depth to understand human nature in general.