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PSYC 304 - Unit 1

Research Methods in Psychology

TermDefinition
Empirical Based on experience
Authority Based on someone else's knowledge
Logic Based on deductive or inductive reasoning
Intuition Spontaneous perception or judgement not based on reasoned mental steps
Common Sense Practical intelligence shared by a large group of people
Counterintuitive Something that goes against common sense
Science A way of obtaining knowledge by means of objective observations
Parisomy Using the simplest possible explanation
Realism The philosophy that objects perceived have an existence outside the mind
Rationality A view that reasoning is the basis for solving problems
Regularity A belief that phenomena exists in recurring patterns that conform with universal laws
Discoverability The belief that it is possible to learn solutions to questions posed
Determinism The doctrine that all events happen because of preceding causes
Temporal Precedence Something that occurs prior to another thing
Co-Variation of Cause and Effect When the cause is introduced, the effect occurs
Probabilistic Co-Variation Statistical association of a cause with an effect
Elimination of Alternative Explanation No explanation for an effect other than the purported cause if possible
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