PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Naturalistic Observation, Blind Experiment, Dogma
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Dogmatism- tendency for people to cling to their assumptions. The scientific method: a set of principles about appropriate relationship between ideas and evidence. Theory- a hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomenon. Data is seen, so a theory is made to explain why this is so. The best theory is when you can test it, and it has a potential notion can it could be wrong. That there is something that could falsify the theory. When evidence is consistent with a theory it increases our confidence in it, but it never makes us completely certain. Hypothesis: predictions that can be tested in a way that might prove them to be incorrect (i. e. , falsifiable!) Muybrudge said, we have to do more than just look if we want to know the truth about the world. Empiricism- belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation. Empiricism is the right approach it requires the empirical method: set of rules and techniques for observation.
