FEATURES OF A SCIENCE

Question 1

define science

Answer 1

the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment

Question 2

define paradigm

Answer 2

shared set of assumptions and agreed methods

Question 3

who suggested ‘paradigm’?

Answer 3

Thomas Kuhn

Question 4

Kuhn said social sciences lack…

Answer 4

universally accepted paradigm

Question 5

how are natural sciences characterised?

Answer 5

number of principles at core e.g. evolution in bio, model of universe in phy

Question 6

what does psychology have that natural sciences don’t?

Answer 6

too much internal disagreement

too many conflicting approaches

Question 7

what does Kuhn say happens in order for something to become and established science?

Answer 7

scientific revolution, researcher question current paradigm due to contradicting evid

Question 8

give an example of a scientific revolution

Answer 8

Newtonian paradigm in physics to Einstein theory of relativity

Question 9

examples of how psychology is not classed as a science

Answer 9

2 theories of obedience - situational and dispositional

2 theories of memory - MSM and WMM