PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hindsight Bias, Confirmation Bias, Naturalistic Observation
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*curiosity underlies all science, but the important thing is to let facts speak for themselves iclicker: uncle joe is reading the morning news and sees a store about how the stock market is performing poorly. He says, i knew it was only a matter of time before things went wrong! . An explanation using as integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. Hypothesis- a testable prediction, often implied by a theory. If our hypothesis holds true after being tested, we have support for our theory. The data we collect does not fit with our hypothesis, it could be a sign that our theory needs some work. Some interesting findings from psychology that used the scientific method: The brain can recover from massive early childhood brain damage. Our brains do not have memories locked in as perfect recordings of our experiences.
