Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Knowledge Acquisition, Compost, Psych
15 Aug 2016
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The application of psychological methods, theories, principles, or research findings to understand or solve social problems. Basic research: goal is to increase body of knowledge on a specific topic, can gain knowledge about: Doing observation in lab or field setting. Not approaching it with a goal to solve a social issue. Applied research: goal is to find solution to a specific problem/issue, can consider how the following influence behaviour: Ex: you"re in a store and someone in front of you pulls out a gun and threatens for money. Given the same situation, people will have different responses. The same situation can be interpreted differently for 2 people. Ex: 2 ppl involved in a near miss car accident. 1 person may react by being very shocked and experience worrisome thoughts (ex: what if i was going faster or pulled to the right?). The second person might show little reaction and appear calm. Can describe physical tangible states & hypothetical constructs.
