PSYC 217 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Skeptical Movement, Falsifiability, Empiricism
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Finding an explanation for our behaviours or for the behaviours of others. Problem: many cognitive and motivational biases affect our perception. Intuition ( ) - accept unquestioningly what your personal judgment or a single story about one person"s experience tells you about the world. Authority - accepting anything learned form supposed authority figures. Scientific skepticism - ideas must be evaluated on the basis of careful logic and results from scientific investigations. Empiricism ( ) - knowledge is based on structured, systematic observations. Four key characteristics guide the process of scientific inquiry. Make systematic observations - > accurately report to other scientist and public - > others replicate the methods to check if they get the same results. Replication - repeating the research study to be more confident of the results. Search for observations that will help them make accurate discoveries about the world.
