Psychological Theory

Question 1

What are the three approaches to psychological theory?

Answer 1

1. Reductionism: theories are indirectly about reality. Constructivism
2. Instrumentalism: theories are not about reality but useful
3. Realism: theories are descriptions of reality

Question 2

Truth are Three C’s:

Correspondence

Answer 2

statement true in virtue if is correspondence with what is really there

Question 3

Consensus

Answer 3

True only as it is held by standard of the day (tendency to relativism)

Question 4

Coherence

Answer 4

true if self consistent and coherent with other accepted bodies of knowledge