PSYC 372 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Logical Positivism, Random Assignment, Scientific Method
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There are both conscious and nonconscious factors influencing how we act. These nonconscious factors include implicit attitudes that are outside of our awareness. Dual process theory states that we have both a fast unconscious system of reasoning and a slow effortful system of reasoning. Human evolution and the forces that shaped it also shaped how we reason and interact. Selection and the process of evolution has had a strong impact on our behavior. Around 1/3 to of social traits are heritable. Not everything we do can be explained via natural selection. There exists cultural variation in traits between different cultures. Some cultures favor independence and self-determination while other cultures are more interdependent and based on group identity. Quantitative data is based on numerical data collection and analysis. Qualitative data is based on interviews, journals, pictures etc . The purpose of the scientific method is to protect us from our own biases:
