PSYC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Wilhelm Wundt, Barnum Effect, Yorkshire Carnegie
22 Jan 2020
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Strategies of behavioral research: descriptive research, correlational research, experimental research, quasi-experimental research. Human behavior is determined by the activity of celestial bodies. People are more likely to accept the description of themselves. There"s a sucker born every minute lol. Refers to the study of knowledge, behavior and the nature of reality by making use of logic, intuition (the act by which the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two ideas) and empirical observations. A comprehensive theory of knowledge should be based only on observations that can be made with absolute certainty. The best way to learn about the world is to make observations. Physiology and the physical sciences: systematic observation. The study of the functions of and interrelations between different parts of the brain and body. Making frog soup, had the idea that bodies had electrical currents running through nerves. Experimental psychology was primarily interested in sensory process.
