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EDF 6222 Exam 1 & 2
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.Parsimony
ANS look for the simplest explanation possible
2.what is science?
ANS an attempt to discover order, and to display lawful relations
3.determinism
ANS The universe is a lawful and orderly place
4.what does it mean to be scientifically skeptical?
ANS that assumptions should not be made until evidence is available
5.How do you reduce observer bias?
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ANS by ensuring interobserver agreement
6.guidelines for gathering evidence
ANS – reducing observer bias
- examining experimental control
-replication - self-correction
7.what is behaviorism
ANS philosophy of the science of human behavior
8.what does structuralism rely on?
ANS introspection
9.structuralism
ANS the science of human behavior permits introspection to explain
the conscious mind
10.methodological behaviorism
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ANS A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot
be publicly observed as outside the realm of science. and relied on
logical positivism
-does not consider private events -came from psychophysical parallelism11.psychophysical parallelism
ANS -mental events can cause only mental events
-physical events can cause only physical events
12.What did normand present?
ANS -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
13.Characteristics of pseudoscience
ANS -can’t be proven false
-anecdotal evidence