Evaluating the approaches - Scientific vs Non Scientific

Question 1

What does it mean to be scientific?

Answer 1

‘(Knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, Especially by watching, measuring, doing experiments, the development of theories to describe the results of these activities

Question 2

2 aspects that make an approach scientific:

Answer 2

controlled investigation & objective measurement

Question 3

Non scientific ➡️ scientific:

Answer 3

Psychodynamic, positive, cognitive, behaviourist, biological

Question 4

What is a fluid investigation?

Answer 4

All EVs are allowed bc that is real life

Question 5

+s of taking a scientific approach to research:

Answer 5

can be repeated, can make predictions as can establish cause and effect, can be applied, respected

Question 6

+s of taking a less scientific approach:

Answer 6

reflects the complexity of real life, can measure the breadth of human thought and behaviour, measures the depth of human thought

Question 7

what are the scientific approaches?

Answer 7

bio, cog, behav

Question 8

the positive approach?

Answer 8

strives to use scientific methodologies but is sometimes limited

Question 9

the psychodynamic approach is?

Answer 9

ideographic in nature and uses more subjective methods

Question 10

-s of scientific methods?

Answer 10

often lack Ecological V, limited in what they can measure, too simplistic