Features of a science Flashcards
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Replicability
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The findings are obtained by researchers need to be replicable or repeatable for reliable results
2
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Objectivity
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Scientists strive to be objective in their observation and measurement
3
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Control
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Scientists seek to demonstrate cause and effect relationships to enable them to predict and control our world
4
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Kuhn & Popper
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Paradigm shifts (Kuhn) - changing from one perspective to another
Falsifiability (Popper) - an idea or theory can be shown to be incorrect through an experiment
5
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Empiricism
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Information gained through direct observation or experiment
6
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Theory construction
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a logically organised set of propositions that define events
