PSYCH 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gestalt Psychology, Confirmation Bias, Psychodynamics
6 Feb 2014
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Psychology: the scientific study study of behaviour and mental processes. Scientific observation: an empirical investigation structured to answer questions about the world in a systematic inter subjective fashion. (observations can be reliably confirmed by multiple observers). Research method: a systematic approach to answering scientific questions. Description: in scientific research, the process of naming and classifying. Understanding: in psychology, understanding is achieved when the causes of a behavior can be stated. Critical thinking (in psychology): a type of reflection involving the support of beliefs through scientific explanation and observation. Pseudopsychology: any false and unscientific system of beliefs and practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior. Superstition: unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence. Uncritical acceptance: the tendency to believe claims because they seem true or because it would be nice if they were true. Confirmation bias: the tendency to remember or notice information that fits one"s expectations but to forget discrepancies.
