PSYCO105 Lecture Notes - Dogma, Scientific Method, Falsifiability
12 Sep 2013
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Psychology the science that studies behavior and the processes (both cognitively and physiologically) behind it. Types of psychology include: developmental, social, experimental, physiological, cognitive, personality, psychometrics measuring mental capacities and capabilities. Empiricism belief that the world is best understood with careful observation. Galileo observed the stars and found out that the earth is not the center of the universe. Columbus"s travels proved that the earth was round and not flat like it was previously believed to be. Dogmatism belief that the world is best understood if people who know best or are highly knowledgeable at that point in time make up theories for other people to simply believe. The church used to claim that the earth was the center of the universe. (pre-galileo) It was widely believed that the earth was flat (pre-columbus) The scientific method guidelines to finding the relationship between ideas and the evidence found about it (direct connection or no connection)
