PSYC 2360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Developmental Psychology, Extrasensory Perception, Hindsight Bias

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2360
• Professor: Harjinder Gill

Document Summary

Goal is to discover, among other things, how people perceive their world, how they think and feel, how they change over time, learn and make decisions, and interact with others. What sets them apart from other researchers is their belief that, just as dramatic technological advances have occurred through scientific research, personal and social behaviour can be understood, and potentially improved through scientific research methods. Their statements are empirical (conclusions are drawn based on systematic collection and analysis of data) Behavioral scientists believe in the value of behavioral research to answer questions about human behaviour. It has been argued that people are everyday scientists who conduct research projects to answer questions about behaviour (when we perform poorly on a test, we question why and try to understand what caused the failure) Many people believe that behavioral research is just common sense.