PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Center For American Progress, Pseudoscience
Document Summary
Psychological science and empiricism: discriminating pseudoscience from true science science pseudoscience willingness to change with new evidence. Xed ideas ruthless peer review no peer review takes account of all new discoveries selects only favourable discoveries invites criticism veri able results sees criticism as conspiracy non-repeatable results limits claims of usefulness claims of widespread usefulness accurate measurement. Theory-data cycles: solid theories of how/why human behaviour happens. Applied and basic research questions: different kinds of research questions. Peer review and the importance of publication: how data gets out to the world, process of peer review/publications. Where do research questions come from: theory. A statement or a set of statements, that describes general principles about how variables relate to one another. Theory seven as a working truth subject to revision pending outcome of empirical research study. Example of theory testing: attachment relationships; emotional bond between infant and caregiver between species, contact comfort theory vs cupboard theory, https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ornbehzjg8i. Good theories are: supported by data.
