module 1

Question 1

superstition

Answer 1

acquiring knowledge based on subjective feelings, belief in chance

con: may be misinterpreted and not representative of all events in the category

Question 2

intuition

Answer 2

knowledge of something without being consciously aware of where it came from

con:

Question 3

authority

Answer 3

knowledge gained from those viewed as authority figures

con: only valid and reliable if the individual is an authority on the subject

Question 4

tenacity

Answer 4

hearing a piece of information so often that you begin to believe it

con: we do not know whether claims are true

Question 5

rationalism

Answer 5

logical reasoning

all humans are mortal
i am human
therefore i am mortal

con: if the content is false then the conclusion is logically valid but empirically false

Question 6

empiricism

Answer 6

gaining knowledge through objective observation

i believe nothing until i see it with my own eyes

con: can’t make theories based on just observations or facts

Question 7

science

Answer 7

collect data (empirical) and test hypotheses with data (rationalism)

Question 8

systematic empiricism

Answer 8

making observations in a systematic manner in order to test hypotheses and develop or refute a theory

Question 9

public verification

Answer 9

presenting research to the public so i can be observed, replicated, criticized, and test

Question 10

empirically solvable problems

Answer 10

questions that are potentially answerable by means of available research techniques

Question 11

principle of falsifiability

Answer 11

staying a scientific theory in such a way that it is impossible to refute

Question 12

pseudoscience

Answer 12

a claim that appears to be scientific but that actually violates the criteria of science

Question 13

goals of science

Answer 13

desciption
prediction
explanation

Question 14

areas of psychological research

Answer 14

psychobiology
cognition
human development
social
psychotherapy