Features Of Science Flashcards

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What is the features of science

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These are parts that are included within the aspects of science

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What are the features of science

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  1. Objectivity and the empirical method
  2. Replicability
  3. Falsifiability
  4. Theory construction and hypothesis testing
  5. Paradigms and paradigm shifts
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What is meant by objectivity

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Based on facts rather than opinions and is true for everyone

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What is subjectivity

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Based on opinion rather than facts and sent universal

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What is the empirical method

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The method used to claim scientifically valid and verified

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What is the basis of the empirical method

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Objectivity

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What are 2 good examples of the empirical method in psych

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experimental method and the observational method

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What does replicability mean

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The ability for the research/study to be repeated and replicated

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Why is replicability important

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has an important role in determining the reliability and validity of a finding

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What does replicating allow us to see

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allows us to see the extent to which findings can be generalised

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What is falsifiability

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the logical possibility that an assertion, hypothesis, or theory can be shown to be false by an observation or experiment

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What are pseudosciences

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Scientific theories that couldn’t be falsified

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What is a theory

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A theory is a set of general laws or principles that can explain events or behaviours

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What is the role of hypothesis testing

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It should be possible to make clear and precise predictions on the basis of a theory

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What is deduction in psychological research

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The process of deriving new hypotheses from an existing theory

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What is a paradigm

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It consists of the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methods of study that are commonly accepted by members of a discipline or group

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What does Kuhn say about psychology

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has too many internal disagreements and too many conflicting approaches to qualify as a science, and so it fits into his category of pre-science

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What is a paradigm shift

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When there is progress within a particular science occurs when there is a scientific revolution and it happens when a group of researchers begin to question the accepted paradigm

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Why do researchers tend to question accepted paradigms

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This occurs when there is too much contradictory evidence to ignore

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Does Kuhn argue that there has been any paradigm shifts in psych

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No he thinks there hasn’t been any

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What is the Kuhn cycle

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Pre science —> normal science —> model drift —> model crisis —> model revolution —> paradigm change —> normal science ect…