PSYCH101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sound, Sensory Neuron, Optic Nerve

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

Document Summary

Evaluate evidence by testing theories and analyzing the data collected from testing. This affects theories and hypotheses because it can either prove them wrong or right, therefore affecting their validity and reliability. A good theory can be falsifiable, but also stand being tested vigorously, and majority of the time prove to be right. All factors influence the way we behave, think, feel. How a person"s thoughts, experiences, emotions, and personality constitute their psychological makeup. Scientific literacy the ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information. Knowledge gathering: what do we know about this. Critical thinking: can we critically evaluate the evidence. Empiricism: a philosophical tenet that knowledge comes through experience. Determinism: belief that all events are governed by lawful, cause-and-effect relationships. Materialism: belief that humans, and other living being, are composed exclusively of physical matter. Psychophysics: study of the relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of that world.