[PS295] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (30 pages long)
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Pseudoscience claims of evidence that are thought to be science but are actually just well believed claims with no scientific research behind it. The scientific study of behaviour, thought, and emotion. Not only a profession that promotes human welfare (counselling, education) Began in late 1800"s with wundt (germany) and james (u. s. a) Scientists 1) discover and document new phenomena and 2) develop and test explanations of the phenomena they observe. Science as an approach to study certain things. The essence of science is the insistence that all propositions and ideas be subjected to an empirical test. Systematic observation is structured; observing with a definite purpose in mind; guided by a theory or idea. Empiricism relying on observations to draw conclusions. Finding can be observed, replicated, and verified by other researchers. Must study questions that are potentially answerable through systematic empiricism. To control or influence behaviour requires knowing the causes.
