Research Methods

Question 1

What’s Kuhn’s view of paradigm shifts in science? (2)

Answer 1

–Normal and revolutionary periods
–Not self-correcting

Question 2

What’s Lakatos’s idea of progressive v regressive research lines?

Answer 2

–Progressive: needs tweaked
–Regressive: give up

Question 3

What’s Lakatos’s idea of core v auxiliary theories?

Answer 3

Core theory: Your theory

Auxiliary theory: What your theory rests on

Question 4

Positivism

Answer 4

We can understand the world by investigating observable facts