PSYC 2000 Chapter : PSYCH 2000 Exam 1
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February 16, 2012 (happy birthday big brother!!: psychology is the science of behavior(actions) and mental processes (thoughts and feelings) [ see 1st powerpoint : aristotle plato protagoras or wilhelm wundt ebbinghaus, structuralism- atoms of the mind focuses on finding smaller units of experience; what parts are. Functionalism- focuses on how thoughts and feelings work; what parts do. Module 2: hypothesis- a testable prediction, often prompted by a theory, to enable us to accept, reject or revise the theory. Theories- an explanation that integrates principles and organizes and predicts behavior or events. [ ask dominique ] critical thinking examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence and asses conclusions. [ ask dominique ] we need a scientific attitude because of hindsight bias (i knew it all along) and overconfidence (overestimate abilities) Module 3: strength- the tightness of a line. Direction- determines correlation: descriptive statistics are for standard deviation; to observe and record behavior.
