PSYC 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Spontaneous Remission, Publication Bias, Public Knowledge
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Features that define science: examination of solvable problems, testable theories problems that can be studied, systematic empiricism, empiricism understanding the world through observation, systematic empiricism repeated observation under carefully designed, controlled conditions. Recent debates about how the science of psychology is done. The file drawer problem (cid:224) scientist often put away studies that failed and publish successful studies. Publication bias journals selective choices in articles that have an affect (new theories) than articles that are a null. Pseudoscience any methodology, belief, or practice that claims to be scientific or is made to appear scientific, but in reality doesn"t adhere to the scientific method generates untestable hypotheses data were not collected systematically. Evidence not reviewed by peer-reviewed journals claims are never revised. Psychoanalysis and related forms of therapy are also pseudo-scientific. False memories daughter was hypnotized to have repressed memories of father murdering someone because of hypnosis it was invalidated.
