01 What is Psychological Science F25.pdf

Psychological Science

Definition

• psychological science the scientific study of brain, mind and behavior.
• we only get to live our own experience What ‘feels’ intuitive or right might not be. Making inferences from a single case is not reliable

CONFIRMATION BIAS

Why not we just rely on what i see , what Im told or what seems to be common sense?

• Seeking evidence to confirm pre-existing beliefs
• people's mind will change the way that they think based on the information that they see.

Main points

Psychological Science - effective way to determine what’s true by making careful controlled observations of the world and inferences based on those observations

avoid pitfall of relying on the personal experience and "common sense" / "feelings"

History of Psychology

Perspective 1 - Earliest Psychology

• How does behavior emanate from mental processes
• The very first approaches in Psychology used introspection
• The problem is