PSYO 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Comparative Psychology, Palmistry, Alien Abduction
27 Jun 2018
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Lecture 3 – PSYO 1021
Pseudoscience
Refers to practices that claims to be a science, but don’t actually use the scientific
method to come to their conclusions.
Ex: aliens, ghosts, fourth sense…
Identifying a pseudoscience
1. No advanced knowledge in the field.
We don’t know more about aliens than before
2. Disregards real world observations or facts that suggest what’s being studied is false
(what they claim can be tested)
Real sciences: if facts contradict believes, we accept them
Pseudoscience: will still think their house is haunted even if there’s no evidence of this,
No proof for astronomy
3. Do not challenge or test their own assumptions
They believe it’s true without any evidence…
4. Only vaguely explains how conclusions are made
No precise journal, research, nothing
5. Uses loose and distorted logic
No logical explication for why what’s happening is happening
Comparing
Ways that you can differ the 2 sciences:
Science Pseudoscience
1. Strategy Disconfirmation Conformational
2. Type of evidence Systematic observation Anecdotes, testimonials
3. Publication type Peer reviewed journals Non-peer reviewed
4. Reproducibility Findings can be replicated Findings cannot be
replicated
2. Anecdotes: people claims that they saw a UFO = subjective
Real sciences = organised tests that can are recorded
4. I saw a ghost: go and sit down and doesn’t see it
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Document Summary
Refers to practices that claims to be a science, but don"t actually use the scientific method to come to their conclusions. Identifying a pseudoscience: no advanced knowledge in the field. We don"t know more about aliens than before: disregards real world observations or facts that suggest what"s being studied is false (what they claim can be tested) Real sciences: if facts contradict believes, we accept them. Pseudoscience: will still think their house is haunted even if there"s no evidence of this, No proof for astronomy: do not challenge or test their own assumptions. They believe it"s true without any evidence : only vaguely explains how conclusions are made. No precise journal, research, nothing: uses loose and distorted logic. No logical explication for why what"s happening is happening. Ways that you can differ the 2 sciences: strategy, type of evidence, publication type, reproducibility. Findings can be replicated findings cannot be replicated. Anecdotes: people claims that they saw a ufo = subjective.
