PSYC207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Harry Harlow, Empiricism, Research Question

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC207
• Professor: Eric Splan

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Examples of producer jobs, research scientists or professors. Do not directly engage in research process. They read about research so they can later apply it to their work, hobbies, relationship, and personal growth. Need to develop the ability to read about research with curiosity. Examples of consumer jobs, therapists, teacher, police officer, psychology courses. Need to know how to: ask the right questions, determine the answers, evaluate a study based on those answers. Scientists act as empiricists they systematically observe the world. Scientists test theories the theory-data cycle. Scientists make their work public the publication process. Scientists talk to the word: from journal to journalism. They aim to be systematic, rigorous, and to make their work independently verifiable by other observers. Textbook research in psychology by beth morling. Empiricism is considered the most reliable basis for conclusion. Collect data to test, change, or update theories. An examples is the cupboard theory vs. the contact comfort theory: cupboard theory.