PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Scientific Method, Falsifiability, Analog Science Fiction And Fact
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The scientific method (1) observe some phenomenon. (2) construct a hypothesis regarding its cause. (3) use the hypothesis to make predictions. (simple not complicated) (4) test the predictions with further observations and (repeatable) experiments. The test must be potentially able to falsify your hypothesis. (5) modify your hypothesis to account of new facts. (6) repeat steps 3-5 until no discrepancies remain. Any theory that you can test runs the risk of being proven wrong. However, without the capacity to test a theory, you can never know if it is right or wrong! Infants fuss and cry until their urges are met. As children age, the ego develops to find ways to satisfy the id"s desires without relying on others. According to freud, between 3 and 6 years, boys" sex instinct focuses on the mother. Fearing castration from father if discovered, boys repress these urges and identify with their fathers, taking on board the fathers" values as the superego.
