PSYB01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Facial Action Coding System, Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Pseudoscience
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Psychology: scientific study of people, the mind and behavior. An experiment was performed on college graduates and followed them through into their careers, after seeing if they were satisficers" (score less than 52 on the. Schwartz test; this means they are likely to settle for good enough) or maximizers" (score more than 52; means they are likely always looking for the best). The experiment found that maximizers did better (got paid. 20% more) but felt worse (more anxious, depressed ). The researchers hypothesized that this is likely because maximizers explored all their options so well, that they start to second-guess themselves. Scientific method: veritable rules of the game of research which reflect procedures and techniques for conducting and evaluating psychological research. This method can be traced back to a school of philosophy, empiricism: holds that knowledge is gained through experience, observation and experiment. Data: is the information we collect, that is empirical and can be measured or evaluated statistically.
