PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Statistical Significance, Blind Experiment, Prefrontal Cortex

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

In-class notes: modules 4, 5, 6, 56, 57. Psychological research: the need for psychological science. Problems with common sense// psych isn"t equitable to common sense. Overconfidence people tend to be more confident than correct - we think we know more than we really do know. *****i think that clinton is going to win by 52%**** Using our common sense can lead us to believing incorrect statements. The first one because its more catchy and people might like the catchiness of the saying, making them believe that one is correct birds of a feather is true based on research. Case study- examines one person in depth to understand human nature in general. Phineas gage- railroad worker, spike went through prefrontal cortex, happy to aggressive temperament. By studying gage, we learned that prefrontal cortex is associated to personality. Survey research- using questionnaires to ask lots of people to report their behavior.