Scientific Status

Question 1

Why is it a controversy?

Answer 1

psychology definition: the scientific study of behaviour and experience
-science means knowledge
-according to this definition we focus on what we know to be true rather than what we believe to be true
-there’s a controversy surrounding the scientific status of psychology in relation to 3 issues
1. the extent to which scientific methods can establish the truths about human behaviour
2. the nature of science itself
3. potential costs and benefits of psychology being a science.

Question 2

What does core stand for?

Answer 2

CONTROL
OBJECTIVITY
REPLICABILITY
EMPIRICISM

Question 3

Control

Answer 3

occurs when a researcher can hold all other variables constant to manipulate independent variable and measure its effect on dependent variable (known as cause and effect)
control most likely to be obtained when a lab environment is used to investigate behaviour.

Question 4

Objectivity

Question 5

Replicability

Question 6

Empiricism

Question 7

Does the biological approach have control? Why/Why not?

Question 8

Does the biological approach have objectivity? Why/Why not?

Question 9

Does the biological approach have replicability? why/why not?

Question 10

Does the biological approach have empiricism? Why or why not?

Question 11

Does the psychodynamic approach have control? Why or why not?

Question 12

Does the psychodynamic approach have objectivity why or why not?

Question 13

Does the psychodynamic approach have replicability why or why not?

Question 14

Does the psychodynamic approach have empiricism? Why or why not?

Question 15

Does the behavioural approach have control? Why or why not?

Question 16

Does the behavioural approach have objectivity?

Question 17

Does the behavioural approach have replicability? Why or why not?

Question 18

Does the behavioural approach have empiricism? Why or why not?

Question 19

Does the cognitive approach have control? Why or why not?

Question 20

Does the cognitive approach have objectivity? Why or why not?

Question 21

Does cognitive approach have replicability? Why or why not?

Question 22

Does the cognitive approach have empiricism? Why or why not?

Question 23

Does the positive approach have control? Why or why not?

Question 24

Does the positive approach have objectivity? Why or why not?

Question 25

Does the positive approach have replicability? Why or why not?

Question 26

Does the positive approach have empiricism? Why or why not?