Definition of Experimental Psychology Flashcards
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What is Experimental Psychology
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Experimental Psychology is concerned with testing theories of human thoughts, feeling, action and beyond.
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Features of Experimental Psychology
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Empiricism : collection of data that can support or refute a theory.
Falsifiability: For something to be scientific there must be a way to falsify it
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Methods of Experimental Psychology
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Laboratory Experiments: researchers carefully control every aspect of the experiment.
Natural Experiments: Researchers conduct their experiments in a real life setting.
Field Experiment: Research is conducted in a real life setting but with the ability to manipulate the independent variable.
