PSY 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Anterograde Amnesia, Experiment
14 Sep 2018
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*a good experiment answers one question and asks ten more. Logic: two types of logical reasoning are used in the scientific process. Inductive reasoning: making general inferences from observations will miss school. This form of logic is used to help design experiments, but not in interpreting results. Deductive logic: )f xander has the flu, he will miss school. Inductive logic: every jub-jub bird )(cid:495)ve ever seen is purple. You can never be (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882)% in inductive logic and science. )(cid:495)ve seen x instances of something, but ) don(cid:495)t think )(cid:495)ve seen all. )s simple (cid:523)(cid:498)parsimonious(cid:499)(cid:524): law of parsimony- if something can be explained with one the instances possible. Is falsifiable thing rather than two, explain it with one. The rule is: any 3 real numbers listed from smallest to largest. According to philosopher karl popper falsifiability is the most important element of good science. Good science makes falsifiable statements and conclusions (e. g. all swans are white)
