A02 science

Question 1

What are the 2 sections

Answer 1

Can psychology claim to be a science

Are the goals of science appropriate for psychology

Question 2

What are the 3 sections for can psychology claim to be a science

Answer 2

Scientific research is desirable
Psychology uses the scientific method
Lack of objectivity and control

Question 3

Talk about scientific research is desirable

Answer 3

People aren’t willing to accept claims without proof

So scientific reserved is desirable

Question 4

Talk about psychplogy uses the scientific method

Answer 4

Most psychologists generate models that can be falsified and experiments to test the models

But others claim psychologists try to dress up. They may use quantified measurements and statistical analysis but this doesn’t make it scientific, they’re pseudoscience

Question 5

Talk about lack of objectivity and control

Answer 5

We can’t measure human behaviour as objectively as the measurement of physical objects
In psychology the objects of research may react to the researcher which leads to experimenter bias and demand characteristics which compromises validity

Question 6

What are the 3 sections for are the goals of science appropriate for psychology

Answer 6

No mother vs idiographic
Scientific methods haven’t worked
Qualitative research

Question 7

Talk about nomo the tic vs idiographic

Answer 7

Some psychologists don’t see the study of behavioir as a scientific approach

Each patient should be treated as an individual

Science rakes the nomo the tic approach, looking to make generalisations about people and find similarities

So they’re not appropriate

Question 8

Talk about scientific methods haven’t worked

Answer 8

Psychological app raíces to treating mental illness hace had at best modest success, so not very good, which suggests that the goals of science are not always appropriate

Question 9

Talk about qualitative research

Answer 9

Some scientists advocate more subjective qualitative methods of conducting research but these methods are still scientific

E.g. interviews
Qualitative content analysis
Observation etc.

Question 10

How is the scientific approach reductions ist

Answer 10

Reduces complex phenomena to simple one

So is it really appropriate

It tells us little about the Real behaviours, but without it it’s difficult to oink out any patients or reach conclusions

Question 11

How is scientific method determinist

Answer 11

Searches for causal rels

Which os good to understand behaviours but also oversimplified the rel between causes and effects