PSYCH 1F03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Developmental Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Reductionism
3 Dec 2018
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Reductionism all human behavior can be reduced to the biology of the brain. Evolutionary vs developmental perspectives of psychology: evolutionary psychology considers a much larger time span than developmental psychology does. Definitions: anecdotal evidence evidence gathered from others or self experience, insufficient to draw scientific conclusion, experiment scientific tool used to measure the effect of one variable on another. Fixed by the experimenter not knowing who is in what group: double-blind studies experiments in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which group each participant belong to. The scientific method: construct a theory, generate a hypothesis, choose research method, collect data, analyze data, report the findings, revise existing theories. Scientific method provides a standardized process for scientific research. The process minimizes bias, conflicts, and other problems in order to promote accurate results and scientific discourse. Experimental group receives a manipulation of the independent variable.
