PSYC1102 Lecture 1: Lecture 1B - Critical Thinking
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"a proposed explanation whose status us still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact. " A good place to get ideas is from real-life events. First we develop hypotheses (predictions derived from theories) 3am in ny, got stabbed outside her apartment building. "i was afraid i might make things worse for the woman" The case touched on a fundamental issue of the human condition, our primordial nightmare. Are those other creatures out there to help us sustain our life and values, or are we individual flecks of dust just floating around in a vacuum? . Why people don"t help - the presence of others. Today"s altruist may be tomorrow"s passive bystander: it depends on the social situation . Innovative experiments by latane and darley illustrate the importance of the social situation. The impact of bystanders on helping in an emergency.
