PSYC 1030H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anorexia Nervosa, Display Rules, Defence Mechanisms
8 Mar 2016
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Empirical: relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement. Psychology: the discipline concerned with behaviour and mental processes and how they are affects by an organism"s physical state, mental state, and external environment; the term is often represented by the greek letter psi (usually pronounced sigh ). Psychobabble: pseudoscience and quackery covered by a veneer of psychological and scientific- sounding language. Critical thinking: the ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons and evidence, rather than emotion or anecdote. Bias: when an assumption or belief keeps us from considering the evidence fairly, or causes us to ignore the evidence completely. Occam"s razor: the principle of choosing the solution that accounts for the most evidence while making the fewest unverified assumptions. Phrenology: the now discredited theory that different brain areas account for specific character and personality traits, which can be read from bumps on the skull.
