PSYC1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Spontaneous Remission, Human Behavioral Ecology
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Why do we need science in psychology: we live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, yet 94% of people in. Wester(cid:374) world are (cid:858)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e illiterate(cid:859: to avoid falling prey to psychological myths, we need to apply the scientific principle in. Psychology: we develop research questions and employ the scientific approach to test them, critical thinking plays a significant role in this process. The moses illusion: suggests that we ignore contradictions (in the question) of our knowledge base, there is a partial (cid:373)at(cid:272)h of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:373)akes us (cid:858)gloss o(cid:448)er(cid:859) the rest of the question. 5 norms of science - exam content: 1. Universalism: the attributes of the researcher are irrelevant, different researchers should reach the same conclusion: 2. Communalism: scientific information must be shared publicly: 3. Dis-interestedness: scientists must place aside all personal beliefs: 4. Organised scepticism: science is subject to peer review & replication: 5.
