Historical Psychology

Question 1

Karl Popper

Answer 1

• inductive vs deductive reasoning
• no empirical theory can be proven true without omniscience
• any empirical theory can be proven false with only one failed experiment

Question 2

Inductive reasoning

Answer 2

moves from specific instances to general conclusions/predictions

Question 3

deductive reasoning

Answer 3

moves from general principles to specific conclusions/predictions

Question 4

Karl Popper’s Falsifiability Principle

Answer 4

a theory can only be scientific if it can be tested and potentially refuted by empirical evidence

Question 5

Rene Descartes

Answer 5

I think, therefore I am

Question 6

William James

Answer 6

the first to teach a psychology course in the US, psychology should enter the realm of observation and experimentations