PSYCH 1X03 Study Guide - Final Guide: List Of Fables Characters, Empiricism, Classical Conditioning
19 Dec 2013
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Parsimony when presented with two equally valid explanations, scientists ted to prefer the simpler of the two. Natural order when we look at human behavior, we often see the same kinds of behavior occur in widely varied settings and cultures following the principle of natural order, we assume that this behavior (ex. Smiling) is a reflection of the same underlying mechanism in people all over the world. Generalizability the dictation that we ascribe the same causes to the same effect when we observe phenomena occurring across different situations. The same causes that produce our effects in the lab also produce those effects in everyday life situations over which the scientists control. Conservatism scientists are conservative in the sense that they tend to support the current theory until new facts accumulate to force the theory to be modified or abandoned. Empiricism and objectivity knowledge should be based on actual observation not just a reason alone.
