PSYC 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Empiricism, Falsifiability
16 Jan 2018
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Q. = question a x b = a and b ppl= people. Science of mind aims at legitimizing the study of psychology. Human behavior follows predictable patterns that can be measured statistically: social, cognitive x development psychology. Goals of psychological research: describe behavior: systematic observation x objective measurement, understand/ explain behavior: make a logical evaluation fitting w the results, predict behavior: practical implication e. g, kitty genovese murder case. Found dead on the street in early morning. Describe behavior: identified how many may hear kitty" shout by localizing area. Understand behavior: moral issue (don"t care anything about her), latent sadism cited or. Predict: ppl usually assume that others will act/ help if others are present they do not need to do it. To start a research, first generating a testable theory. Results from multiple studies used to provided clear picture of the behavior/ condition. Results from hypothesis may support or refutes the theory.
