objectivity

Question 1

what does objectivity mean

Answer 1

-no bias
-must keep ‘critical distance’
-dont let opinions overide
-harder in psych bc it looks at living matter and reasoning human beings

Question 2

why is objectivity harder in psych

Answer 2

-likely to be contimnated w bias
-no prsn can observe smth w/o an idea of what they may be looking for
-always SOME BIAS
e.g sherif and sherif studied racism bc they were personally motivated by it and were honest abt that

Question 3

what does empiricism mean

Answer 3

-all knowledge derived from sensory exp e.g observation and experiments , evidence seen

Question 4

why is maslows hierarchy of needs not empirical w his examples?

Answer 4

-has not been tested using empirical methods it cannot classify as being SCIENTIFIC
-physiological,saftey,love, esteem,actualisation

Question 5

why is personal subjective exp a problem in psych

Answer 5

-personal s.e is things that happen in your head unique to individual
-cannot easily be investigated w scientific procedures

Question 6

agreements with the problem in psych

Answer 6

-cannot be verified and general laws cant be established and individual exp is too varied

Question 7

disagreements w the problem in psych

Answer 7

-the hard line science and determinism of the biological and behaviorist approaches shouldn’t be apart of psychology as it ignores the nature of psych(the mental life)

Question 8

what settings tend to be msot objective

Answer 8

-lab settings