parsimony - Answer look for the simplest explanation possible
what is science? - Answer an attempt to discover order, and to display lawful relations
determinism - Answer The universe is a lawful and orderly place
what does it mean to be scientifically skeptical? - Answer that assumptions should not
be made until evidence are available
How do you reduce observer bias? - Answer by making sure interobserver agreement
guidelines for collecting data, Answer - minimizing observer bias
- checking on experimental control
-replication
-self-correction
what is behaviorism, Answer philosophy of the science of human behavior
what does structuralism depend on? Answer introspection
structuralism, Answer the science of human behavior depends on introspection to
account for the mind that is conscious.
methodological behaviorism - Answer A philosophical position that holds that behavioral
events that are not publicly observable are not within the domain of science. and
, dependent upon logical positivism
-does not take into account private events -came from psychophysical parallelism
psychophysical parallelism - Answer -mental events can only cause mental events
-physical events can only cause physical events
What did normand present? - Answer -significance of objective, empirical science
-being skeptical does not mean being cynical: suspend judgment until sufficient
evidence has been presented, and consider available evidence before making a
decision
Characteristics of pseudoscience - Answer -cannot be proven false
-anecdotal evidence
how does science self-correct? - Answer through replication
what is the credo of helping professionals? - Answer do no harm
explanatory fictions - Answer socially approved ways for explaining behavior that
violates parsimony
Classical Behaviorism-Answer S-R behavioism that does not account for consequences
or private events
reflex-Answer behavior controlled by external agents
who studied conditioned reflexes-Answer Pavlov
how did pavlov avoid mentalistic and explanatory fictions?-Answer by controlling
conditions that allowed him to show stimuli can be conditioned
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