PSYCH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Marvin Minsky, Neurotransmitter, Curare
2 Sep 2016
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Triangulating scientific truth: multiple methods yield reliable conclusions: reliance on a single method yields limited ability to draw conclusion. Many psychological findings are tentative: progress comes from triangulating looking across multiple levels of analysis, using various methods, we learn through poking, producing, measuring, and repeating over and over again. The importance of paying attention: the most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not eureka!" but that"s funny " isaac asimov anomalies how theories get built scientific method is actually messy. A science is only as good as its methods: dutton and aron (1974) Theory says heart races and palms get sweaty. Same exact physiological reactions in different situations. What"s going on: influences what emotion you think you feel, heart races, palms sweaty. Two bridges: low stable bridge, high rickety bridge. Mistake fear of bridge for physical arousal of an (attractive) assistant across the bridge: participants were men.
