PSYC 100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Pseudoscience, Human Behavior, Statistical Inference

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Brett Boeh

Document Summary

: the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior. There are a lot of reasons for why we act the way we do. Graduating high school--there are multiple factors that contribute to thi. Explanation for a large number of findings in the world. Occam"s razor: kiss (keep it simple stupid) to this. Ice pick and a hammer through the eye socket. Ethics is important to consider even if the research methods are legitimate. Intuitive thinking--quick and reflexive thinking where we rely on our first intuitions. This is where we use our critical thinking skills. In order to find a balance between the two, we rely upon the scientific method. Internal validity: the extent to which we can draw cause and effect inferences. External validity: the extent that our findings generalize to real-world settings. More certain that the study will replicate in the real world, not necessarily isolating variables.