PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jane Goodall, Abscissa And Ordinate, Falsifiability
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Lecture 4 and 5: finding answers begin by finding questions. A theory can be anything; hypothesis a statement of something you think to be true and are linked to theories. A good theory is when you can prove it to be wrong. Evolutionary theory can sometimes be thought as unfalsifiable, a theory that considers how life forms are evolved, which is too big of a theory to be considered and proven wrong. Jane goodall is someone who became friends with the leakeys, who suggested that she observe chimpanzees to better understand them when she was 18. Disadvantages: makes the subjects change behaviour due to observation. Goodall tried to eliminate disadvantages by trying to act like a chimpanzee for them to act more naturally. She found that there is a social hierarchy, where some chimpanzees cannot look at another chimpanzee in the eye, and if the chimpanzee does not lower their stare (submissive), they would start a fight (hypothesis and observation)
