Midterm Flashcards
Psychology
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment
Psychology
Scientific method
requires that psychological conclusions be based on evidence collected according to the principles of this method (consists of a set of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems)
requires that psychological conclusions be based on evidence collected according to the principles of this method (consists of a set of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems)
Scientific method
Behaviour
means by which organisms adjust to their environment…it is ACTION
means by which organisms adjust to their environment…it is ACTION
Behaviour
Mental
those cognitive processes that individuals use to influence their action
those cognitive processes that individuals use to influence their action
Mental
Goals of Psychology
Describe, Explain, Predict and Control what happens
Metaphysical claims
Assertation about the world that is not testable
Assertation about the world that is not testable
Metaphysical claims
Pseudoscience
set of claims that seems scientific but isn’t
set of claims that seems scientific but isn’t
Pseudoscience
Confirmation bias
Tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss or distort evidence that contradicts them
Tendency to seek out evidence that supports our hypotheses and deny, dismiss or distort evidence that contradicts them
Confirmation bias
Tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them
Belief perseverance
Belief perseverance
Tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them
Tendency to perceive meaningful connections among unrelated phenomena.
Apophenia
Apophenia
Tendency to perceive meaningful connections among unrelated phenomena.
Tendency to perceive meaningful images in meaningless visual stimuli.
Pareidolia
Pareidolia
Tendency to perceive meaningful images in meaningless visual stimuli.
Emotional reasoning fallacy
Error of using our emotions as guides for evaluating the validity of a claim.
Error of using our emotions as guides for evaluating the validity of a claim.
Emotional reasoning fallacy
Bandwagon fallacy
Error of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it