PSYC 101 Lecture 1: PSYC 101 Lecture 1
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By looking for relationships b/w the things they measure. Empiricism the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation the essential element of the scienti c method. Dogmatism ppl"s tendency to cling to their assumptions. A procedure for nding facts by using empirical evidence. Suggests that when we have an idea about the world, we should: gather empirical evidence relevant to that idea then modify idea to t w/ evidence. Suggests that the best way to learn the world"s truth is to develop theories, derive hypotheses from them, test those hypotheses by gathering evidence, then use that evidence to modify the theories. Theory a hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomenon an idea. Make speci c predictions about what we should observe in the world. Rule of parsimony simplest theory that explains all evidence = the best one. A falsi able prediction made by a theory.