PSYC 1020H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Inode, Scientific Method, Brainstem

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1020H
• Professor: Bond Barbara

Document Summary

Hypothesis- a statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenomena; scientific hypothesis specify relationships among events or variables are empirically tested. Empirical research- research relying on or derived from observation experimentation, or measurement. Psychology (science) - study of behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism"s physical state, mental state, and external environment. Falsifiability- there is a possibility of a hypothesis, statement, or theory to be proven false. Pseudoscience- a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method (ex: humans using only 10% of brain) Causality from correlation- know whether or not that the relationship between variables is actually correlated, not just accidental. Operational definition- a precise definition of a term in a hypothesis, which specifies the operations for observing and measuring the process or phenomenon being defined.