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11 Cards in this Set
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Direct vs Indirect Observations
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Smoke example: indirect would be weighing object before burning it and weighing ashes
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Science is
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-Systematic
-Based on observable evidence -Scientific Method |
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Aim of science
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-Answer questions
-Think critically |
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Information Psychology provides
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-Description
-Knowledge and explanation -Prediction -Understanding |
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Positivism
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Based on observations that can be made certain (not very effective when dealing with emotion)
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Empiricism
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Best way to learn about world is to make observations
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When does psychology pick up scientific method?
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1800's
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Determinism
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Orderly systemic causes for why things happen
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Theories
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statement about causal relationships between two variables
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Testability
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ideas should be confirmed/disconfirmed using current research techniques
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Falsifiable
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should seek out tests to suggest theory wrong
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