PSY E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psy, Washing Machine, In The Wake Of Poseidon
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Ppt goals of psychology: explain behaviour, predict behaviour, change/influence/control behaviour, describe behaviour. Inference feel, taste or smell the same things. The inferences that we may are to be drawn from our observations. Contact with the world through the use of senses. Observers exposed to the same sense impressions do not necessarily see, hear, Ex: green sweater, smile on face, wearing glasses, etc. Tends to be high degree of agreement between observers. Observation is influenced by experience, knowledge, and emotion. When explaining why something is happening, you are making an inference. We draw inferences on the basis of observations, or on conclusions drawn from. When we use an inference as if it were an observation = fact inference confusion. Inferences are an explanation, assumption or interpretation, it carries with it a. Each other of us can make our own interpretations. We can never be 100% certain of our interpretations. Valid inferences are based on sufficient and relevant evidence.
