PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-12: Bias Blind Spot, Scientific Method, Empiricism
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Psychology reading notes: scientific study of the brain, mind, behaviour, psychologists make inferences of the mind from behaviour. If we can quantify the reasons, we can narrow down which is the most important. If it cannot be replicated, odds increased of original findings were due to chance: extraordinary claims ( is the evidence as strong as the claim? ) If claim is made, evidence should back it up with data: the more counterintuitive it is, more evidence is required. None: occam"s razor ( does a simpler explanation fit the data as well? , principle of logical simplicity. If two explanations account for the same thing, choose the simpler one: ex: crop circles aliens or pranksters pranksters simpler to believe. If a card has a vowel on one side, then it has an even number on the other side. Test this claim by turning over as few cards as possible. How quickly does forgetting happen: ebbinghaus" forgetting curve.
