Stanovich Chapter 2 Falsifiability: How to Foil the Little Green Men in ...
Stanovich Chapter 2 Falsifiability: How to Foil the Little Green Men in ...
Stanovich Chapter 2 Falsifiability: How to Foil the Little Green Men in ...
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<strong>Stanovich</strong><br />
<strong>Chapter</strong> 2 – Part 2<br />
Change and Mistakes<br />
Psychology is look<strong>in</strong>g for conceptual<br />
Change<br />
May challenge beliefs<br />
Mak<strong>in</strong>g Mistakes is not a Total Loss<br />
<strong>Stanovich</strong> calls it “liberat<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
Readjust<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> make new <strong>the</strong>ories<br />
Quality vs. Quantity of Confirmation<br />
Use falsifiablility criterion <strong>to</strong> evaluate <strong>the</strong><br />
evidence<br />
A high number of confirmations OR<br />
Better, more specific confirmations<br />
F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g Truth<br />
Rare that <strong>the</strong> first idea is <strong>the</strong> right one<br />
Hypo<strong>the</strong>ses are tested and kept or<br />
discarded<br />
New <strong>the</strong>ories keep old, and build on <strong>the</strong>m<br />
Scientists look <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> “fr<strong>in</strong>ge” of what is<br />
known<br />
10/24/2012<br />
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