POLC38H3 Lecture Notes - Hawthorne Effect, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Neuroplasticity
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Psychology the scientific study of behavior, thought, and experience. Scientific method a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make prediction. Hypothesis a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured. *a testable hypothesis is one that can be confirmed or rejected. Pseudoscience ideas that are presented as science but do not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. Theory an explanation for a broad range of observations that also generates new hypotheses and integrates numerous findings into a coherent whole. Biopsycosocial model a means of explaining behavior as a product of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Scientific literacy the ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information: knowledge fathering, scientific explanation, critical thinking, application. Studying techniques: massing breaks the pile into smaller groups and reading each pile separately, spacing reading the cards one by one, spacing is more effective than massing.