PSYC 2030 Study Guide - Pseudoscience, Modus Tollens, Communalism

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2030
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Basic research- describing, predicting, and explaining the fundamental principles of behaviour and. Applied research has direct and immediate relevance to the solution of real world problems. It is sometimes believed that applied research is more valuable because an applied study seems to concern more relevant problems and to tackle them directly. It could be argued that the principles and procedures can potentially be used in a variety of applied situations even though these uses aren"t considered when the research is being done. Basic research is the frequent target of politicians. In some cases what is learned in basic research can be useful in an applied project that is from a completely different topic area. Serial position effect- tendency to recall info from beginning/end of list better than middle. If its true that basic research often leads to applications,its true that applied research outcomes frequently have relevance for basic research, providing evidences that refute or support theories.