PSYCH 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Empiricism

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Empiricism: referred to as the empirical method or empirical research. Involves using evidence from the senses (sight, hearing, touch) or fromm instruments that assist the senses (such as thermometers, timers, photographs, weight scales, and questionnaires) as the basis for conclusions. In the theory-data cycle, scientists collect data to test, change, or update their theories. When you take systematic steps to solve a problem, you are participating in something similar to what scientists do in the theory-data cycle. Cupboard theory of mother-infant attachment: infant find mother as a resource for food. Contact comfort theory: babies cling to their mother for comfort. Theory: is a set of statements that describes general principles about how variables relate to one another. Hypothesis: is the specific outcome the researcher expects to observe in a study if the theory is accurate. Depending on whether the data are consistent with hypotheses based on a theory, the data may either support or challenge the theory.

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