PSYC 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Behavioral Neuroscience, Scientific Method, Determinism
30 Oct 2014
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Scientific loop: deduction hypothesis induction: deduction: predicted outcome, induction: observed data to theory and theories lead to new deductions . Hypothesis: type of idea or question that makes a statement about something that may be true. Observations: ask why a behavior occurs, study one aspect. Practical problems: practical problems can have immediate applications (e. g. surveying bike riders to come up with best path) Falsification: theory should be constructed to be disprovable (pseudoscience builds undisproveable theories) Parsimony: come up with simplest explanations possible in science. Ockhams"s razor: entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity e. g. freud"s explanations of behaviors (nose bleed) Milgram experiments: unethical to put someone through immediate. Developing apa code: empirical (observable) approach, based on stress and long term psychological harm data. Egregious deception: deceive participants and that deception leads to greater harm (e. g. milgram study) Role-playing: experimenter describes situation and participant says how they would respond in situation. Simulation studies: e. g. zimbardo prison study, driving simulators.
