Features Of Science

Question 1

What is the features of science

Answer 1

These are parts that are included within the aspects of science

Question 2

What are the features of science

Answer 2

1. Objectivity and the empirical method
2. Replicability
3. Falsifiability
4. Theory construction and hypothesis testing
5. Paradigms and paradigm shifts

Question 3

What is meant by objectivity

Answer 3

Based on facts rather than opinions and is true for everyone

Question 4

What is subjectivity

Answer 4

Based on opinion rather than facts and sent universal

Question 5

What is the empirical method

Answer 5

The method used to claim scientifically valid and verified

Question 6

What is the basis of the empirical method

Answer 6

Objectivity

Question 7

What are 2 good examples of the empirical method in psych

Answer 7

experimental method and the observational method

Question 8

What does replicability mean

Answer 8

The ability for the research/study to be repeated and replicated

Question 9

Why is replicability important

Answer 9

has an important role in determining the reliability and validity of a finding

Question 10

What does replicating allow us to see

Answer 10

allows us to see the extent to which findings can be generalised

Question 11

What is falsifiability

Answer 11

the logical possibility that an assertion, hypothesis, or theory can be shown to be false by an observation or experiment

Question 12

What are pseudosciences

Answer 12

Scientific theories that couldn’t be falsified

Question 13

What is a theory

Answer 13

A theory is a set of general laws or principles that can explain events or behaviours

Question 14

What is the role of hypothesis testing

Answer 14

It should be possible to make clear and precise predictions on the basis of a theory

Question 15

What is deduction in psychological research

Answer 15

The process of deriving new hypotheses from an existing theory

Question 16

What is a paradigm

Answer 16

It consists of the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methods of study that are commonly accepted by members of a discipline or group

Question 17

What does Kuhn say about psychology

Answer 17

has too many internal disagreements and too many conflicting approaches to qualify as a science, and so it fits into his category of pre-science

Question 18

What is a paradigm shift

Answer 18

When there is progress within a particular science occurs when there is a scientific revolution and it happens when a group of researchers begin to question the accepted paradigm

Question 19

Why do researchers tend to question accepted paradigms

Answer 19

This occurs when there is too much contradictory evidence to ignore

Question 20

Does Kuhn argue that there has been any paradigm shifts in psych

Answer 20

No he thinks there hasn’t been any

Question 21

What is the Kuhn cycle

Answer 21

Pre science —> normal science —> model drift —> model crisis —> model revolution —> paradigm change —> normal science ect…