PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Institutional Review Board, Behavioral Modernity, Twin
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Anthropomorphism : the act of treating objects or animals like people. Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour, thought, and experience. Scientific method: way of learning about the world through: collecting observations, proposing explanations for the observations, developing theories to explain them, using the theories to make predictions. Hypothesis: testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured. Pseudoscience: refers to ideas that are presented as science but do not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. Theory: an explanation for a broad range of observations that also generates new hypotheses and integrates numerous findings into a coherent whole. Biopsychosocial model: a means of explaining behaviour as a product of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Scientific literacy: the ability to: gather knowledge, explain using scientific terms, use critical thinking, apply information c u r i o s i t y.
