ideology/science - features of science

Question 1

What are three key features of science?

Answer 1

• Falsifiability
• Hypothesis Testing
• Objectivity

Question 2

What is Falsifiability as a key feature of science?

Answer 2

To be able to prove something to be wrong

Question 3

What is Hypothesis Testing as a key feature of science?

Answer 3

To be able to test a hypothesis (prediction)

Question 3

What is Objectivity as a key feature of science?

Answer 3

Based on fact not opinion

Question 4

Explain Falsification as a key feature of science?

Answer 4

if you say all women clean the kitchen, you only need one to falsify the theory. Science aims to falsify rather than support

Question 5

Why is Falsification a feature of science and not religion?

Answer 5

Religion doesn’t aim to falsify, believers cannot say theories are wrong - we can’t say god doesn’t exist

Question 6

Explain Hypothesis Testing as a key feature of science?

Answer 6

To be able to Falsify a hypothesis you must be able to test it, this means you can actually carry out research on the phenomena

Question 7

Why is Hypothesis Testing a feature of science and not religion?

Answer 7

Many concepts in religion aren’t testable, ‘heaven exists’ is not physically testable

Question 8

Explain Objectivity as a key feature of science?

Answer 8

To be able to say that the researcher’s opinion has not influenced the results; the researcher has purely measured what has actually occurred

Question 9

Why is Objectivity a feature of science and not religion?

Answer 9

Religion cannot be objective as it is based on opinion rather than facts