EXP MTD - Psychological Research

Intuition

Knowing somethign based off of previous knowledge/ gut feeling

Deductive Reasoning

Knowing something based off of logic (if:then)

Authority

Trusting information gathered from an authority figure

Observation

Directly gathering information

Scietific Methods

The systematic way in which ideas are tested within science

Empiricism

Information gathered through systematic observation and scientific testing

Determinism

Philosophy used by scientists that all phenomena have identifiable causes

Parsimony

Rule that the simplest explanation is likely the most accurate one

Testability

Boundary condition of scientific inquiry that only ideas that can be tested through scientific method can be examined

Basic Research

Research conducted to understand the fundamentals of a phenomena

Applied Research

Research conducted to answer and question or solve a problem

Canons/facets of Scientific Method

Empircism, Determinism, Parsimony, Testability

Willhelm Wundt

German scientist who opened the first psychological lab in 1879 using the scientific method

Before 1879

Time when mental/behavioral difficulties were thought to be caused by evil spirits

After 1879

Time when mental/behavioral difficulties were identified to be illnesses of the mind

1879

Year Whillelm Wundt opened the first Psych lab