PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sigmund Freud, Naturalistic Observation, Falsifiability
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Very influential, but most theories were difficult to study scientifically. Bit idea of unconscious processing is mainstream. A lot of what"s going on under the hood. A lot of things we know is out of our conscious awareness. See if it could be brought to light. Many of his ideas were not falsifiable. Piaget"s stages of cognitive development vs. freud"s theory of dreams. A hypothesis is a testable prediction; it should be very specific. Case studies are looking at things in much depth. Had to take out parts of his brain (hippocampus on both sides) Pros- it can open new pathways to other studies. Cons- you can not replicate it, no control group. Describes the state of the world without changing anything about it. You can learn without interfering or changing. If people sit at a restaurant and see the tips; big groups leave smaller tips. Observation bias- errors that occur before an observer"s expectations.
