PSYCH 310 Exam questions and answers
PSYCH 310 Exam questions and answers What are the five methods of knowledge acquisition Intuition, authority, rationalism, empiricism, and the scientific method. What is intuition? guts, emotion, instincts to guide us. Involves believing what feels true, rather than examining facts. It can driven by cognitive or motivational biases and does not involve scientific evidence. Authority? examples of authority figures? An example of why we something follow authority blindly? New info from authority figure states that they are true. - Parents, media, doctors, religious authorities, government, and professors Because, esp in a capitalistic system, we don't have time to research everything to the degree of an expert in the field. Therefore, we are forced to trust/rely on someone who seems to have the answers. What is psychology? The study of the human mind and behaviour Rationalism (who) Using logic and reasoning to acquire knowledge •Premises are stated and logical rules are followed to arrive at conclusions, e.g.; •Premise: all swans are white •If I'm told this creature is a swan, I can conclude it is white without ever seeing it. Rene Descartes.
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