PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Traumatic Brain Injury

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Scientists use theories to generate hypotheses that are testable. The scientific method is a way of learning about the world through by observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make predictions. Pseudoscience an idea that is presented as science but does not utilize basic principles. Theory explanation for a range of observations, generate hypothesis, integrate findings. Falsifiable the hypothesis is precise enough that can be proven false (evidence for or against) Scientific literacy the ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information. Four different skills: gathering knowledge, critical thinking, scientific explanation, application. Empiricism a philosophical tenet that knowledge comes through experience in the world. Determinism the belief that all events are governed by lawful cause-effect relationships. Hippo(cid:272)rates de(cid:448)eloped the (cid:449)orld"s first perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) (cid:272)lassifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) s(cid:272)he(cid:373)e. Materialism the belief that humans/other living beings are composed of physical matter. Psychophysics the study of the relationship between the physical and mental world.