PSYC 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lexicon, Working Memory, Mathematical Induction
21 Feb 2013
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Lecture 7: 1st february 2013: but first a little tutorial on inference, inference is drawing conclusions from data of the world. Mcintosh is big on intellectual tests that have components of inference in them: inferential reasoning: deduction and induction, deduction goes from general to specific. You come up with a theory, then hypothesis, observation and finally confirmation. Top down theory: induction goes from specific to general. It goes from observation, pattern, and tentative hypothesis and then to theory. This is a bottom up approach: clearly from an empirical point either , relativity turned out to be a correct theory. It fits with the notion that you are born with central abilities: bottom up cognitions- comes from the environment. Our experience generates our knowledge and representation of the world. You can never prove truth of premises. (this is why thought is in bold).
