PSYCH 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ethogram, Mandibulata, Research Question
22 Jun 2017
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Research question: any behaviour we would like to further understand: 2. Research hyp: explanation based on assumptions that can lead to a testable prediction: prediction: middle idea between hypothesis and methodology anticipates, 3. Primary vs secondary literature: primary, peer review process, primary research articles in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations, technical reports, conference proceedings, secondary, review process, monographs: books dealing with specific areas summary of 50 articles, magazine articles. Do rats have purpose: learning involves dev of cognitive maps, handling time: lowest for adults, internal reps of relationships bw goals and behaviours as well as knowledge of enviro where goals are to be found with. Blocked path study thinking, problem solving and primarily with observable behaviour: one of the early roots of cognitivism = german gestalt psych. Tolman"s purposive behaviourism: cognitivism approach in psych concerned more with decision making, can"t just make blanket statements for everyone individual variation, tolman your brain has snapshot of enviro that you"re interacting.
