PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pseudoscience, Turnitin, Scientific Method
2 Dec 2018
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Ch1 history of psych: thought experiments were performed, scientific method was not used, fewer questions will be on this chapter. Study guides online: can be purchased, there is a limited 30 day try out can use for midterm and subscribe if it serves useful. Midterm: 75% mcq, 3pgs of short answer 10 marks, midterms will be written in dsq09** each lecture will have one page associated to it. And evidence that supports the proposed theory: differentiate between theory and idea, content is contextually dependent ** ie: absence makes the heart grow fonder out of sight out of mind (they are opposites) ** Na ve realism: the belief that we see the world precisely as it is intuition makes it seem true. Nt, how does it impact the info sent. The five main challenges of psychology: behaviour is difficult to predict, predictors are rarely independent, people are different from one another and influence one another, behaviour is shaped by culture.
