PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scientific Method, Pseudoscience
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The scientific method: a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, developing theories to explain them, and using theories to make predictions: involves a dynamic interaction between hypothesis testing and construction of theories. Scientific thinking and procedures revolve around the concepts of a hypothesis and a theory: both guide the process and progress of the sciences. Hypothesis: a testable prediction about process that can be observed and measured: can be supported or rejected, but must be testable. Pseudoscience: an idea that is presented as a science but does not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. Theories are built from hypothesis that are repeatedly tested and confirmed. Behaviour can occur on a number of different levels including the activity of cells in different parts of the brain. Examines the individual as a product of multiple influences, including biological, psychological, and social factors.
