PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuremberg Code, Simple Explanation, Emotivism
15 Sep 2016
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The belief that accurate knowledge of the world requires observation of it: example: galileo- observed the universe from a telescope. Dogmatism: the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others: in direct contact with empiricism, what the church practiced at the time of galileo. We must always favor the simple explanation. Ockham"s razor: begin to explain phenomena using the simplest theory. Only complicate this theory if evidence demands it. The simplest explanation is not always the same depending on the circumstance. Uniquely difficult due to our: complexity: complex connections between brain & nervous system, variability: difference from human to human, thoughts differ from setting to setting, reactivity: humans will behave differently due to the setting. A rigorous and systematic method of scientific study: theory: a hypothetical account of how and why a phenomenon occurs, hypothesis: a testable prediction of claim of what will occur under a stated set of conditions.
