psychology quiz 2 Flashcards
What does it mean to have a scientific attudute?
- curiosity
- skepticism
- humility
Why do we need the scientific theom in psychology?
- Because what we think is true is often not. Things are not always as they seem.
- Hinlight Bias and Overionfidence contrite to out misunderstanding about what we think we know about psychology
- We need the scientific theom to force us to pay attention to the facts
tendency to reply to heavily on “gut instinct” (intrusion)
Overconfidence
This is a type of confidence, looking back and thinking to yourself that that was too obvious
Hindsight bias
Desire for knowledge
Curiosity
Willingness to question, to be inquisitive, to want prove
Skepticism
Willingness to admit I being wrong
Humility
Is it ethical to use animals in psychology experiments?
- The Americans psychology association (APA) have guidelines on how animals can be used for experiments
- There must be general concern for the welfare of animals used in experiments
- There must be gerneal concern on all anials on regards of cuteness
Is it ethical to use ….
Yes they have guidelines 1 full consent 2 protected from harm 3 identities protected 4 experiment must be fully explained at the end
How can the study of psychology be concerted dangerous?
Psychology knowledge can be a bother. Experiments could go wrong
Psychology can be considered a science because it uses the _______ to answer questions
scientific theorem
Psychology is the study of
Mental process and behavior