Psych 101
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scientific method
a procedure for using empirical evidence to establish facts
theories
explanation of natural phenomena
dogmatism
the tendency to cling to ones beliefs
empiricism
the conviction that accurate knowledge of the world can be acquired by observing it
hypothesis
a falsifiable prediction made by a theory
Scientific method tells us that the only way to learn the truth about the world is
develop a theory
derive a falsifiable hypothesis from it
test that hypothesis by observing the world or gathering empirical evidence
empirical method
set of rules and techniques for observation
People are hard to study
People are extremely complex
people are extremely variable
People are extremely reactive
Methods of observation
allow them to discover what people do
Methods of explanation
which allow them to discover why people do it