PS101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gestalt Psychology, Naturalistic Observation, Scientific Method
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Science and mythology attempt to describe, explain, predict, and control our reality. The main difference between functionalism and structuralism is functionalism was based on the belief that scientists should examine the purpose of consciousness. Both the universe operates according to certain natural laws and such laws are discoverable and testable. To isolate the relative contribution of factors and to think about how these factors come together across different situations to influence human behaviour. What makes psychology different from other scientific fields: people are particularly inclined to use psychological information to decide issues that overlap with philosophy, religion, the law, and other such realms of life. What information does a correlation coefficient give about the relationship between variables? direction of the relationship and strength of the relationship between variables. What does standard deviation tell researchers? how much scores vary within a group.
