Psychology LECTURE NOTESAugust 28 2013All Science evolves from PsychologySocrates:Stood on own principlesPhilosopher; roamed around Athens and challenged everyone to question everything- All human beings should self-examine ad all life unexplained isnt worth it (introspection)- Concept of self examination vital to therapy- Powerful Approach:o Socrates questioning ( a question never leads to answers, they lean to other questions)o Suicide by hemlock (nerve block)PlatoPupil of SocratesForms first university in Greece (The Academy)Idea in each one of us is a soul (dialock)All knowledge is inherited by introspection (soul centered)No knowledge of geneticsAristotle Pupil of Plato- Looked at the idea of learning through problem solving and memory of solutionsAlexander the Great’s tutorGetter of informationBiologistScientific Approach:1. Hard Headed curiosity drives scientific research (cause / effect) (empirical research) a. Gather research through senses2. Skeptism critical thinking3. Assumption4. Hidden issues5. Evaluate evidence6. Make conclusionScientific Method1. Curiosity (Does “A” cause “B”?)2. How am I going to set my experiment up a. Hypothesis testable hunch3. Operational definition (EGQ and procedures need to be defined4. Running experiment5. Writing up results6. EthicallyPsychology LECTURE NOTESRandom Sampling – used to prevent bias (placebo)“Double – Blind Experiment”Independent DependentUnder Control by experimenter measures effect of independent variableCan be manipulatedExperiments:1. Case Study: Poor Approach2. Survey: Questionable, prejudice samples3. Naturalistic ObservationMust List in write up:Have to specify effects on animals What will you do to injured animals (have to
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