debates in psychology - is psychology a science Flashcards
what is meant by a science?
- It is objective
- operationalised so measurable
- reliable, credible, controlled
- tests a hypothesis
- can be replicated so you know its valid and reliable
what did karl popper say about science
popper said that science involves taking a hypothesis and trying to disprove it. this is falisification
does psychology try to prove a hypothesis right or wrong?
right
according to popper is psychology a science
no
what did kuhn say about science
he said science cycles with a new set of beliefs relacing old ones
what did kuhn call these beliefs
the paradigm
what is a paradigm shift
when theories are improved and replaced
does kuhn say science is a psychology
no
why does kuhn not thing science is a psychology
becuase psychology doesn’t just have one paradigm as there are many ways of looking at things
do science and psychology use reductionism
yes so psyhchology is a science
does psychology study scientific things
yes
what does psychology study that is scientific
genes, hormones, the brain , drug therapies
is the psychodynamic approach scientific
No
