Psychology As A Science Flashcards

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Examples

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Psychology is– raine, dabs,dement and kleitman

Is not– Freud

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Arguments for and against

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For: hypothesis’, labs, research based

Against: theories are not scientific eg Freud, observations, humans are the subject matter

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Two strengths

Two weaknesses

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+ useful + allows cause and effect to be stated + precise measurements therefore high validity
- reductionist - low ev - objective (humans studying humans)

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