PSY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Empiricism, Psy, Participant Observation

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: Shannon Houck

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All approaches to knowledge have their assumptions: positivism-- . Behind the things we say we know are assumptions that have not been tested. 1: logic: formal rules of abstract reasoning, authority: expertise in a specific area, observation: taking measurements of an object or phenomenon to figure out its nature. Ways to run empirical tests-: experiments, non experimental method, surveys, naturalistic observation, participant observation, correlation design, case study. Double blind study-- study where experimenter or participant know the condition the person is in i. ii. i. Cons-- doubts in applicability, can"t be used for some question. Negative correlation-- 2 variables vary systematically in the . The more coffee that one drinks the more talkative one becomes (both increasing) People that spent the most time on facebook each week had the lowest self-esteem scores (opposite) Provide information about relationships between variables when manipulation (example. marijuana and memory) Why can"t we infer that donut-eating causes happiness? .