PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Confirmation Bias, Midlife Crisis, Illusory Correlation
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Queries about the way the world actually is. The adherents claim or imply that it"s scientific but. Lacks one or more of he three features of science. Any scientific claim must be expressed in such a way that it can be disproven. If scientific tests are reported, methodology is not scientific and validity of data is questionable. Supportive evidence is anecdotal and does not cite scientific references. Claims tend to be vague, and appeal to pre-conceived ideas. Learning about it helps us understand the importance of the features of science. Both require curiousity about behavior, emotion and cognition. A shared desire to ask, answer and communicate interesting questions. The broader purposes of scientific research in psychology. Attempts to answer fundamental questions about the nature of behavior. Theoretical issues often concern basic phenomena, such as cognition, emotion, motivation, letting psychology, personality development, and social behavior. In psych a more detailed and accurate understand of human behavior.
