PSY 3213L- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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1:57 pm: many occupations rely on the use of research findings, health, public policy. Involves cognitive and motivational biases: may have us draw erroneous conclusions are cause and effect. Snopes. com/truthorfiction. com: debunk articles that are pseudoscience or not (fake news debunker: celebrity books based on experiences, limitations of authority, many accept statements based on faith in the authority. Scientific approach rejects the notion of authority and requires more evidence before conclusions can be drawn: bill nye the science guy: people believe that he is always right, skepticism. Intuition and authority can be sources of ideas about behavior, however scientists do not accept anyone"s intuition even their own. Scientific approach: goodstein"s evolved theory of science, data play a central role. Falsifiability: testable scientific ideas that can be falsified by data. Scientific evidence is peer reviewed: peer review: process of evaluation of the research before it is published in a journal.
