PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Method, Psychological Science, Personality Psychology
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The field of psychology is also viewed through the lens of pop psychology: the scores of self- help gurus on tv, radio. Scientists are not people who play with chemicals. A person who carefully follows a system of observing. Scientific method: a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make predictions: dynamic interaction b/w hypothesis & construction of theories. Hypothesis: a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured: can be supported or rejected (no need to prove a hypothesis, must be testable. Scientists = eager to test hypothesis, astrologers = take their word for it. Astrology:: often referred to as pseudoscience: an idea that is presented as science but does not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking. The biopsychosocial model and sociocultural factors (3 levels) Defintion: a means of explaining behavior as a product of biological, psychological.
