PSYC207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Statistical Significance, Analysis Of Covariance, Type I And Type Ii Errors
5 Mar 2018
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Chapter 1: introduction to psychological research (2/7/18, 2/9/18) Acquiring knowledge (through different ways: tradition: you know things because they have been passed down to you through previous generations, example: how we eat, how we celebrate holidays/birthdays. Skittles eats bananas: first two sentences is premises and third is conclusion, when dealing with these, consider truth and validity, validity: all statements, some statements, no statements; look at position of the 3 different elements in sentences. Does it make sense according to the layout of sentences: truth has to do with conclusion statement. Is the conclusion true/accurate: belief bias: we just validity of syllogism based on whether or not we believe it is true, empiricism: using your senses to acquire knowledge; making observations, touching things, tasting things. Multiple observers should be able to agree on what is being observed. Instruments and tools can be used: example: microscopes, mris, x-rays, surveys, etc, science: scientific method.
