Pass Week 1

Question 1

Tenacity

Answer 1

gain knowledge through superstition or habit

Question 2

Intuition

Answer 2

gain knowledge without reasoning or inference

Question 3

Authority

Answer 3

gain knowledge from a respected source

Question 4

Rationalism

Answer 4

gain knowledge via reasoning

Question 5

Empiricism

Answer 5

Gain knowledge by experience using our senses

Question 6

Heuristics

Answer 6

A mental short cut to make assumptions quickly

- unreliable and easy to make mistakes

Question 7

Empirical

Answer 7

based on observation and experience

Question 8

Confirmation Bias

Answer 8

• When we confirm information that we want to hear

- May lead to inaccuracies in data

Question 9

Karl Popper

Answer 9

• Observed Freud an Eienstein
• Noticed they used different methods
  Einstein was scientific and Freud was Pseudo-science
• Psychology developed the Scientific Method to study mental processes and behaviour

Question 10

Difference between Research Question & Hypothesis

Answer 10

• Hypothesis is a prediction, leads towards results, specific
• Research Questions are open ended and can be broader