Features Of Science

Question 1

What are the 4 features of science

Answer 1

• objectivity and empirical method
• replicability and falsifiability
• theory construction and hypothesis testing
• paradigms and paradigm shifts

Question 2

What is objectivity and the empirical methods

Answer 2

O: researcher bias is minimised and findings are based on observable phenomena

E: data collected thru direct observations or experiments

Question 3

What is replicability and falsifiability

Answer 3

R: stadiums should be repeatable w consistent results thru standardised procedures

F: theory must be testable and able to be proven false for scientific credibility

Question 4

What is theory construction and hypothesis testing

Answer 4

T: developing general principles based on repeated observation

H: generate testable predictions that are supported by research by operationalising variables

Question 5

What are paradigms and paradigm shifts

Answer 5

P: shared set of assumptions, methods and beliefs within science

PS (Kuhn): when anomalies challenge the current paradigm leading to a scientific revolution