PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pseudoscience, Zell Miller
Document Summary
Using a scienti c perspective is useful for: Foundation for understanding imperial reports/journal articles, designing own research studies, other professions (analyzing data, etc), to be well informed about research/data analysis and be able to use it. Umbrella course; teaches general language that characterizes all areas of psychology. Scienti c approach to studying psychology puts emphasis on empiricism. Design, conduct, analyze and present original research project. Read research and apply it to work, hobbies, relationships or personal growth. The mozart effect and the importance of being a well-informed research. Governor zell miller requests ,000 of taxpayer money to provide classical music cds to every child born in the state of georgia. Not a lasting effect, participants all pretty similar, not a well thought out study and research doesn"t even con rm any evidence on lasting impact of music on baby"s cognitive development. Huge commercial impact 26640, data however does not con rm the research.
