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| “I knew it all along” feeling |
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| sometimes we think we know more than we actually know |
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| The scientific attitude is composed of curiosity (passion for exploration), skepticism (doubting and questioning) and humility (ability to accept responsibility when wrong). |
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• Does not accept conclusions blindly
• Examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence and assesses conclusions |
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• is an explanation that integrates principles and organizes and predicts behavior or events.
• Example: Low self-esteem contributes to depression |
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• A hypothesis is a testable prediction, often prompted by a theory, to enable us to accept, reject or revise the theory.
• Ex. People with low self-esteem are apt to feel more depressed. |
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| A technique in which one person is studied in depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles. |
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• A technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes, opinions or behaviors of people usually done by questioning a representative, random sample of people.
• Wording Effects:
o Wording can change the results of a survey.
o Q Should cigarette ads and pornography be allowed on television? (not allowed vs. forbid.) |
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| • Observing and recording the behavior of animals in the wild and recording self seating patterns in a multiracial school lunch room constitute naturalistic observation |
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• When one trait or behavior accompanies another, we say the two correlate
• Correlation coefficient is a statistical measure of the relationship between two variables |
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| 1600’s Thought that animal spirits flowed from brain to nerves, then to muscles. Thought it because of hollow tubes. |
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| Blank Slate. Thought when we were born we had no knowledge and became who we become through experiences. |
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