General Scientific Practice
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What are 4 general features of Scientific Theory?
Generality Predictivity Simplicity Reductivity
What are 3 features of a valid piece of evidence?
• Objective • Generalisable • Theoretical impact
Define METHODOLOGY
The way in which data/evidence is collected
Define MEASUREMENT
Performing an observation according to a standardised procedure in order to maximise objectivity
Define REDUCTIVITY (x3)
1) The idea that all natural phenomena can be explained once broken into its constituent parts 2) Finding deeper levels of explanation in the fundamentals and universals of the world as we know it 3) A scientific theory should be simple enough to explain and make sense to others
What is OCCAM’S RAZOR?
The Theory that the most simple answer is (most likely) the solution
What is PSYCHOACOUSTICS?
The study of how physical properties of sound become psychological percepts (i.e. pitch, timbre)
What is COGNITIVE SCIENCE? How does it differ from NEUROSCIENCE?
COGNATIVE SCIENCE examines the computation processes enacted by the brain NEUROSCIENCE concerns the physical/ biological structures of the brain
What does WEIRD stand for? What does it concern?
• Henrich et al., 2010 • Issues of representation and generalisability in sampling • ‘Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic’