PSYCH 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Construct Validity
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Two exams: october 26th and december 14th: one exam q at the end of every lecture, not on blue review, multiple choice, final is cumulative but emphasizes second quarter information. Can switch to another section, just email the gsi. Office hours: mondays 3-3:50 in 3002 eh. Five written assignments increase in grade weight percentage: 3 drafts for any of the 5 papers are required. Assignment 1: critique of journal article, find info on canvas. Science- collection of observations, descriptions, and theories. Determinism- cause and effect, causes are there for a reason, effects result from causes. Empiricism- using your senses to observe/measure things; science is not intuitive. Testability- the ability to be tested, test a hypothesis and set up an experiment to support/reject hypothesis. Most important to science as a method . Being able to test questions about the world, because you can use religion to ask questions too.
