Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Empirical method
A
Data gathering through measurement and observation
2
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Induction
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drawing general conclusions from scientific observations
3
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Inductive Reasoning
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- Inference from specific info (data from samples) - leads to general conclusions
4
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Deductive Reasoning
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- Inference from general info - leads to specific conclusions
5
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Anecdotal evidenece
A
biased evidence, drawn from personal experience: used to support a conclusion that may or may not be correct
6
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Type 1 error
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Thinks there is a relationship between variables but there isn’t
7
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Type 2 error
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thinks there isn’t a relationship but there is
8
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Alternative Hypothesis
A
there’s a relationship between the variables
9
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Null Hypothesis
A
a statement that two variables are not related
10
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What does the levels of analysis mean as a theory
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the idea that a single phenomenon may be explained at different levels simultaneously
11
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What is the general historical timeline of psychology
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- 1600’s: rise of empiricism
- 1850’s: Helmholtz measures neural impulse
- 1859: Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species”
- 1890: James ‘Principles of Psychology
- 1954: Brown v Board of Education
