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Ch2 Notes

Intro

The findings of psych research can help us navigate issues that have broad and diverse opinions

Why is Research Important?

The goal of all scientists is to better understand the world.

Psychologists focus their attention on understanding behavior, as well as the cognitive (mental) and physiological (body) processes that underlie behavior

While scientific knowledge is empirical grounded in tangible evidence, behavior is more difficult.