PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Henry Molaison, Binge Drinking, Confirmation Bias
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Science - a method for learning about reality through systematic observation and experimentation; Objectivity - the practice of basing conclusions on facts, without the influence of personal emotion and bias. Critical thinking - the ability to think clearly, rationally, and independently. Theory - a set of facts and relationships between acts that can explain and predict related phenomena. Hypothesis - a proposed explanation for a situation, usually taking the form "if a happens, then b will be the result. Descriptive method - research methods designed for making careful, systematic observations: ex: case studies, natural observations, Correlation - a measure of the direction and strength of the relationship between two variables: ex: a person"s height and weight, positive correlation - high levels of one and surveys. Psychologists learned a great deal about brain structures and processes that form memories. Naturalistic observation - an in-depth study of a phenomenon in its natural setting.
