paradigms , theory construction, falsifiability

Question 1

What is falsifiability and why is it important?

Answer 1

theory must be testable & allow for the possibility of being proven false.

Question 2

paradigm

Answer 2

set of shared ideas and assumptions in a scientific field

Question 3

what its a paradigm shift

Answer 3

A major change in core assumptions due to new discoveries.
Happens during a scientific revolution.

Question 4

What did Kuhn (1962) argue about psychology as a science?

Answer 4

Psychology lacks a single paradigm due to conflicting approaches.
It is a pre-science, not yet fully scientific.

Question 5

whats a theory

Answer 5

set of principles explaining events or behaviours

Question 6

deduction in psych

Answer 6

Creating new hypotheses based on an existing theory.
✔ Example: Baddeley & Hitch (2000) added the episodic buffer to the Working Memory Model.