PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Pseudoscience, Falsifiability
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Involves a dynamic interaction between hypothesis testing and constructing theories. Building scientific literacy: scientific literacy ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information, several key components, ability to learn new information, asking questions, ability to apply results of scientific studies to different situations generalize results. Psychology"s philosophical and scientific origins: science is a philosophy of knowledge that stems from two fundamental beliefs: empiricism and determinism, empiricism philosophical tenet that knowledge comes through experience. Interested in how hypnosis seemed to have cured several patients of hysterical paralysis. Whites should be kept out of the english gene pool: led to mistreatment of many people influenced thinking of adolf. The beginnings of contemporary psychology: zeitgeist changed in late 1800s so that the study of human behaviour was acceptable. Structuralism and functionalism: the beginnings of psychology: wilhelm wundt largely responsible for establishing psychology as an independent study field, established first lab dedicated to studying human behaviour.
