PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Random Assignment, Scientific Method, Determinism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Peter Pada

Document Summary

Theory- an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena. Determinism- the doctrine that all events- physical, behavioural, and mental-are determined by specific causal factors that are potentially knowable. Hypothesis- a tentative and testable explanation of the relationship betwn two or more events or variables; often stated as a prediction that a certain outcome will result from specific condition. Training soldiers to become resilient before war and helping them after war. That we do have control over our self. Engage in psychological inquiry: want questions that they want answer. Apply psychological principles: treating different patients differently. Spending most of their time in independent practice, academic settings, hospital and. Defn involves a set of procedures used for gathering and interpreting objective information. An organized way of using experience and testing ideas to increase knowledge. 3 goals describe, explain/understand, predict follows strict rules. Intensity and duration in research (all numbers based) it"s empirical it"s systematic it"s often rigorous.