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Ps101 lecture 2: psychology as a science + appendix b. Thursday september 15th, 2016 thursday september 21, 2016. Introspection: used by philosophers to look for answers and solutions to their questions. Experimentation and systematic observation are a way of knowing in science. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior. It"s a set of safeguard against two human tendencies: to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that doesn"t confirmation bias, to cling to our beliefs despite contrary evidence belief perseverance. Basic: examines how the mind works (stems from general human curiosity) Applied: examines how we can use basic research to solve real-world problems. Does playing with technology (e. g. leappad, ipad) promote language learning in toddlers. Prediction of the circumstances that lead to the expression of a certain behaviour. 1st step in understanding behavior or mental processes. Naturalistic observation & laboratory observation, case study.

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