EDF 6222 Exam 1 & 2 Questions and
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parsimony
look for the simplest explanation possible
what is science?
an attempt to discover order, and to display lawful relations
determinism
The universe is a lawful and orderly place
what does it mean to be scientifically skeptical?
that assumptions should not be made until evidence is available
How do you reduce observer bias?
by ensuring interobserver agreement
guidelines for gathering evidence
- reducing observer bias
- examining experimental control
-replication
- self-correction
what is behaviorism
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philosophy of the science of human behavior
what does structuralism rely on?
introspection
structuralism
the science of human behavior permits introspection to explain the conscious
mind
methodological behaviorism
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly
observed as outside the realm of scien ce. and relied on logical positivism
-does not consider private events -came from psychophysical parallelism
psychophysical parallelism
-mental events can cause only mental events
-physical events can cause only physical events
What did normand present?
-importance of objective, empirical science
-being skeptical does not equate being cynical: withhold judgement until sufficient evidence is
presented, and examine available evidence before making a decision
Characteristics of pseudoscience
-can't be proven false
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-anecdotal evidence
how is science self-correcting?
through replication
what is the credo of helping professionals?
do no harm
explanatory fictions
socially approved ways for explainin g behavior that violates parsimony
Classical Behaviorism
S-R behavioism that does not account for consequences or private events
reflex
behavior controlled by external agents
who studied conditioned reflexes
Pavlov
how did pavlov avoid mentalistic and explanatory fictions?
by controlling conditions that allowed him to show stimuli can be conditioned
evolutionary explanation for reflexes?
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