I.INTRODUCTION
D. What is Science?
D. What is Science?
§1. Systematic
Empiricism
§Empiricism refers to finding evidence in
the world
§Science
involves answering questions empirically, by “taking a look”!
§Systematic
Empiricism
means that there are better and worse ways to “take a look”.
§Not all evidence is created equal.
§Evidence
is stronger when it is collected in a systematic way and weaker when it is collected
in an unsystematic way.
§But as
everything else in Psychology, things get complicated in the details, which we will
consider.
§We
will review the ways to “take a look” in Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in
Stanovich.