PSYC 2000 Lecture : Psychology Notes 1
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Basic research -explore and understand what makes things happen (learning in rats) Applied- has a social purpose (trying to uncover answer to psychological problem) (ex). depression) Consultation-to solve a problem in a specific organization. Clinical psychologist-take psychological concepts and apply it to an issue. Algorithm approach-a systematic way of solving a problem(steps)(exact answers) Heuristic-a way of solving a problem with a rule of thumb or shortcut. (solving problems quickly vs. accurately) 3 main components: curiosity -being interested in knowing more about the world, skepticism - what are other reasons for things, humility-to accept when we are wrong. Critical thinking- examines assumptions, looks at hidden values, evaluates evidence, and looks at conclusions. Several high profile examples of the destructive potential science. Tuskegee syphilis experiment (1932-1972) (information withheld from them for study) Milgram studies 1963-study developed to test power of authority. Good theory-an explanation from an integrated set of principles-organizes observations and predicts future events (explains what has been observed)
