is psychology a science?

Question 1

how does the social learning theory support that psychology is a science ?

Answer 1

empirical evidence from bandura

observable data

Question 2

how does the biological approach support that psychology is a science ?

Answer 2

Lab testing

observable data

objective data

levels of dopamine being measured

genetic tests

Question 3

how does the cognitive approach support that psychology is a science ?

Answer 3

High levels of control in empirical evidence e.g memory studies
cognitive neuroscience uses objective observable data through brain scanning

Question 4

how does behaviourism support that psychology is a science ?

Answer 4

Behaviourism introduced lab testing (Watson)

replicable experiments e.g Pavlov

Used observable data - behaviour not thoughts of feelings

Question 5

Which approaches say that psychology is a science ?

Answer 5

Behaviourist approach

cognitive approach

biological approach

Social learning theory

Question 6

how does the psychodynamic approach support that psychology is not a science ?

Answer 6

Not falsifiable

Subjective evidence and reliance on case study’s

Question 7

how does the humanistic approach support that psychology is not a science ?

Answer 7

Rejects the scientific method and relies on case study’s rather than empirical evidence

Question 8

how does the biological approach support that psychology is not a science ?

Answer 8

Correlation data - link between neurotransmitters and mental health

Question 9

how does the cognitive approach support that psychology is not a science ?

Answer 9

Non observable data - thought processes and schemas can’t be observed

Question 10

why does wundt not support that psychology is a science ?

Answer 10

Lack of overvable data - thoughts and feelings

subjective measurement - researchers reported their own data