PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuropsychology, Neurofeedback, Signify
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Why psychology is not a natural science (but how it could. Introduction: expert testimony in court is restricted with 2 types of witness: When someone sees the crime and they speak to the facts that they observed. Cannot say i think limited to factual evidence. Psychologist can give opinion of interpretation of test results for the judge to use. New crisis in psychology: replicability: articles in nature & science: At the brain level, more likely to have replicable results: why a study might not replicate: Data results may be adjusted due to the funding organization"s reputation. Measure the exact distribution of cars passing through and compile lists: results: inter-rater reliability r = 1. 00, question: is this a scientific study? , answer: Candidate science meshes linguistically with those levels of science immediately above and below: illustration: biology: ecosystems, organisms, organ systems, cells, organelles, chemistry: macromolecules, molecules , physics: atoms, sub-atomic particles, energy.
