PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Naturalistic Observation, Age 13, Belief Perseverance
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Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behaviour. It"s a set of safeguard against two human tendencies: To seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss or distort evidence that doesn"t. Confirmation bias-you see what you want to see. To cling to our beliefs despite contrary evidence. Applied: examines how we can use basic research to solve real-world problems. Usually the first step in understanding behaviour or mental processes. Building blocks vs ipad for development in babies. Researchers try to understand the causes of the behaviour/mental processes. When researchers can specify conditions which will likely cause the behaviour or cognitive process to occur. Whenever psychologists discuss risk factors, it is usually in the context of making predictions. Allows to correct for failures or strategize and allocate resources. When researchers can change a condition or manipulate something to bring about desired outcomes. Experiment/ quasi (partial) experiment-- cant control this experiment.
