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Psy304 week 2
Question answers have been abreviated to meet the word count restriction.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the law of parsimony? | The fewer assumptions (unverified events) required by an explanation, the better. The simplest explanation that fits the data is best. |
| What does it mean if a theory is heuristic? | It generates new research |
| What does "natural science" assume? | All natural phenomena are caused. Causes precede their effects. The causes of natural events include only natural phenomena. |
| What are the characteristics of a scientific theory? (revise for full definition) | 1. synthesises observations 2. heuristic 3. must generate hypotheses that can be empirically verified. If not, theory is weakened/must be revised. 4. a tool & cannot be right/wrong 5. Chosen with laws of parsimony. 6. Must start/end with empirical |
| If the rate of a behaviour is increasing, the slope of the cumulative record ________. A flat record indicates that the behaviour is ________. | increases, unchanging |
| What is fluency? | A measure of learning that combines errors and rate. The score of correct responses given in a period of time. |
| What is latency? | A delay before the behaviour occurs |