PSYB01H3 Final: PSYB01 Final Lecture Notes Ch.1-6.docx.docx

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Why psychology is not a natural science (but how it could be): Candidate science studies phenomena reflecting natural order in the universe: illustration. Hypothesis: particular area is typical of u. s. demographics wrt distribution of automobile types and years. Method: four separate teams film intersection between 2 and 3 p. m. on a tuesday afternoon operated by central on-off switch to measure the exact distribution of cars passing through and compile lists. There is no expectation of replicability because if a sick child has a dr. "s. Answer: appointment this week and traverses the intersection in his mother"s yellow saturn this tuesday, there is no law of nature dictating that the owner of a yellow saturn drive through that intersection between 2 and 3. Candidate science has reductionistic language for defining and ultimately explaining phenomena: Mass is a fundamental and measurable element fo the newtonian world. Acceleration is defined as ^ speed/^ time. Speed is defined as ^ distance/^ time.

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