Week 1

Question 1

Empirical method

Answer 1

Data gathering through measurement and observation

Question 2

Induction

Answer 2

drawing general conclusions from scientific observations

Question 3

Inductive Reasoning

Answer 3

• Inference from specific info (data from samples) - leads to general conclusions

Question 4

Deductive Reasoning

Answer 4

• Inference from general info - leads to specific conclusions

Question 5

Anecdotal evidenece

Answer 5

biased evidence, drawn from personal experience: used to support a conclusion that may or may not be correct

Question 6

Type 1 error

Answer 6

Thinks there is a relationship between variables but there isn’t

Question 7

Type 2 error

Answer 7

thinks there isn’t a relationship but there is

Question 8

Alternative Hypothesis

Answer 8

there’s a relationship between the variables

Question 9

Null Hypothesis

Answer 9

a statement that two variables are not related

Question 10

What does the levels of analysis mean as a theory

Answer 10

the idea that a single phenomenon may be explained at different levels simultaneously

Question 11

What is the general historical timeline of psychology

Answer 11

• 1600’s: rise of empiricism
• 1850’s: Helmholtz measures neural impulse
• 1859: Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species”
• 1890: James ‘Principles of Psychology
• 1954: Brown v Board of Education