PSYCH 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Falsifiability
3 Feb 2018
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To be an empiricist means to base one"s conclusions on systematic observations. Consumers = apply research to their life. Both desire to ask, communicate, and answer interesting questions. You can deepen your understanding of psych inquiry. Evidence based treatments - therapies that are supported by research. Interrogating information knowing how to ask the right ?s. You can spend your time and money on things that are actually evidence-based treatments. Test papers in red can cause students to do worse, red is associated w/ feelings of avoidance or danger. Empiricism - using evidence from the senses or from instruments as the basis for conclusions. Data collection to test, change, and update theories. Systematic steps used to solve a problem. Cupboard theory = a mother is valuable to a baby bc she provides food. Contact comfort theory = babies love mothers bc they provide comfort. Theory - a set of statements that describe general principles about how variables relate to one another.
