intro to science psych

investigation of natural phenomena through observaiton, theoretical explanation, and experimentation

• -tenacity
• -intuition
• -authority
• -rationalism
• -empiricism
• -science

accepting ideas as valid because they have been accepted for so long or repeated so often they seem true

accept ideas as true because they "feel" true

accepting ideas as valid because an authority asserts it as true

developing ideas using existing ideas and logic

gaining knowledge through observation

combines methods of rationalism and empiricism

• -accuracy
• -objectivity
• -skepticism
• -open-mindedness

accurate information

• -free from biased
• *not let biases from getting in the way when collecting data

multiple attempts to verify its claim

• -ability to adapt.
• -open to changing mind

• -Laws
• -Theory
• -Hypothesis
• -Experimentation
• -Observations

-given

-can be tested eveyrtime and come out the same result everytime

-system of ideas that explain complex phenomena

educated guess

test hypothesis or set

real subjects behave, no interference

• -public process
• -repeatability
• -operational definition
• -falsification
• -parsimony

• -research is out in open. 
• *how it was done and how can it be repeated

the research has to be able to be repeated by someone that reads the research paper

• ex) want to test a study on aggressivity.
• how do we go about to bring that behaviro out to measure

• tested in a way to come out false.
• * trying to prove your research false

the simpler the better

• merit of scientific research judeged by other scientists
• *will receive the highest scrutiny

• yes through 3 mechanisms
• *overt behavior
• *questionnaire responses
• *physiological responses

-we must be able to tie these behaviors to mental events

how hard someone punches bag

• scale questionairre
• *why choose 5 and not 8 on scale from 0-10

ex) why do certin parts of brain lit up when perfomring a certian activitiy

• -observable events
• -adherence to scientific values
• -reliance on careful observation and analysis