01:830:271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Falsifiability

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:271
• Professor: L.Dickson

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Theories: empirically sound theory must be logically sound; it cannot be contradictory to current scientific findings, testable worded in such a way that it can be tested or have research done on the theory. If research supports it, it is more empirically sound: falsifiable must be able to be tested in a way that the data may end up being contradictory. Either supports or contradicts the theory presented: example: sigmund freud"s theory is not falsifiable because there"s no research that isn"t correct; we dream to fulfill wishes but more than half of our dreams are negative. His theory also says that he dreams negatively because people mask their real dreams. Developmental theories: describe and explain the changes that occur through development in life. How the behavior of an organism changes over time. Will describe the relationship change in between times personality changes: 3 questions, what does developmental change look like? (describe, continuous development as being cumulative, smooth, no major changes.