PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych Notes
Document Summary
Knowledge assessment exam- optional, but you should take it to because you"re majoring in psychology. Sign up for a time slot at cae. Grade doesn"t matter, test of general knowledge of psychology. Tendency to notice, seek out, and interpret information in a way consistent with your prior beliefs. One of most pernicious biases in every science. When you have a hypothesis about an underlying truth and you search for information in a way to confirm your bias. Gather evidence that confirms their hypothesis (mistake!: you want to disconfirm your hypothesis, confirmatory evidence will never get you to the truth. 5 steps: perceive the question -description, form hypothesis- description and explanation, test hypothesis- explanation, draw conclusions- prediction, report results- control. Designed to describe phenomena: don"t get us closer to explanation, prediction and control but are good for, can show relationships (can"t show causation) the description part. Naturalistic observation: done with humans and animals, primary shortfall is lack of control.
