PSYC 201W Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psych, Tachycardia, Falsifiability
17 May 2016
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Common methods of acquiring knowledge (4 basic ways) Tenacity: something is true because that"s how it"s always been: ppl often dismiss knowledge not in line w/ own beliefs (prejudice) o. No way of acquiring new knowledge if ppl constantly dismiss contradictory info. Authority (or relying on authority): believing info from someone of authority or expertise o. Tendency to give authority to ppl who don"t actually have authority (ex. Dr. oz or actress believes ppl shouldn"t vaccinate kids and ppl believe) Diff. conclusions can be made based on diff. but similar premises. Not based on empirical evidence but on logic. Science-systematic empiricism: observing events in unbiased approach o. Determinism: all events have some kind of cause (a happened because b) o. Strict determinism: ability to predict what will happen based on knowledge and evidence. Statistical determinism: predicting what will possibly happen but not exactly everything that will happen. Objectivity: ppl"s abiliyt to make similar/same observations o.
