PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ernest Hilgard, Agoraphobia, Basal Ganglia
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Scientific literacy: the ability to understand, analyze and apply scientific information. Theory: an explanation for a broad range of observations that also generates new hypotheses and integrates numerous findings into a coherent whole. Pseudoscience: an idea that is presented as science but does not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. Hypothesis: a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured. It can be supported or rejected and must always be testable. Biopsychosocial model: a means of explaining behavior as a product of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors. Behaviourism: observable, with little to no reference to mental events or instincts as possible influences on behavior. Clinical psychology: the field of psychology that concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of physiological disorders. Determinism: all events are governed by cause-&-effect relationships. Empiricism: a philosophical tenet that knowledge comes through experience. Functionalism: purpose and function of behavior and conscious experience.
