Lecture 12 + chapter 10/12 Flashcards
what is mainstream psychology
- controlled experiments
- procedures and models
- statistics
- quantitative approach
quantitative research
based on numbers, desciptive, big n, causal relationships. hypothetico-deductive
qualitative research
based on understanding concepts. semi-structured interviews. induction
thematic analysis (TA) (quali method)
insight into patterns of meaning across data. you are allowed to change questions of the interview. can inductive or deductive.
grounded theory (quali method)
understand situation + induction = theoretical insight grounded in data. very positivistic (reality). really used to develop new theory.
IPA (quali method)
how concept is experienced by people. emphasis on experience instead of looking for patterns across participants
discourse analysis (quali method)
how social relations are determined by language
marecek about quali research
- its enough on its own
- not the first stage of quanti
- different kind of knowledge
- researchers should be subjective
- ## no replicability
strengths + weaknesses quali
strengths: understanding problem, feeling for participants
weaknesses: not suitable for general laws, no predictions, based on subjective evaluation
strengths + weaknesses quanti
strengths: predictions, compare groups/subjects, statistical analysis
weaknesses: little interest in perception of participant, limited by what is measurable, testing general theories
chalmers
hard problem
sokal
incorrect articles can be published if they flatter editors
jakson
mary the colour scientist experiment
gergen
psychology transforms reality and not just describes it
dawkins
we are slaves to our genes and dont have free will
peirce
founder of pragmatism
dilthey
hermeneutic thinker. human science should be distinct from natural sciences
