falsifiability Flashcards
1
Q
What is falsifiability?
A
-possibility it can be proven untrue(specific enough to test)
2
Q
what do psychologists avoid saying?
A
-“this proves”
-it suggests alot of certainity
-use null Hypothesis instead
3
Q
what does popper state about falsification
A
-Popper says theories have to have a chance of being proven wrong
-the theory should be constantly challenged
-theories that cannot be falsisified are just ‘stronger’ not necessairly true(havent been proven wrong YET)
