PSYC 295 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Method
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Intuition: authority, scientific method, empiricism- knowledge is based on observations, observable & others can evaluate/replicate it, based on the principle of falsifiability, peer review. Is psychology a science: science is defined not by what it investigates, but by how it investigates, psychology is empirical because it is based on the scientific method. Not opinion: common misconceptions about science, science not the same as statistics, science is not synonymous with technology. Key qualities of science and psychology: objective empirical evidence and scientific method, require replication of research findings, i want to see it for myself , share research findings with other researchers, skeptical mindset. Goals of empirical psychology: description of behavior, prediction of behavior, finding causes of behavior, explanation of behavior.
