PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Confirmation Bias, Thomas Bayes, Normal Science
9 Aug 2020
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Information acquisition from ancient greece to the end of the 19th century 3. Probabilistic reasoning and the ascent of hypotheses 5. The first 20th century attempt at demarcation: observation, induction and verification 6. 7: non-observables may become observable 8. Verifiable observations are no guarantee of correct understanding 8. The 2nd 20th century attempt at demarcation: falsification 9. Science constantly questions its explanations 9 falsification instead of verification 9. Implications of popper"s proposals for science"s status 10. Modification of theories in light of counterevidence 11. Science is a succession of paradigms 13. Thomas kuhn"s theory of scientific progress 13. Key figures in the philosophy of science 17. Reasons why psychology is claimed to be a science 19. Why the scientific method is good for psychologists: 19 pseudoscience: 20. Reasons why psychology is not seen as a science 21. Psychology practitioners often forget their scientific education 22. Ways in which psychology researchers have tried to distinguish themselves 23.
