Science

Question 1

What is validity

Answer 1

How likely is what you say you’re measuring is what you’re measuring

Question 2

What is reliability

Answer 2

How likely is it that when you repeat the study you will gain the same results

Question 3

What is objectivity

Answer 3

Conclusions made are backed up with facts

Question 4

What is empiricism

Answer 4

Results can be physically seen(eg: blood test or brain scan)

Question 5

What is a hypothesis

Answer 5

Predicted results of the study

Question 6

What is reductionism

Answer 6

Only looks at one explanation (good for science)

Question 7

Why is or isn’t sherif scientific

Answer 7

Reductionism-Simplifies prejudice to this scenario
Reliability-Lacking as was repeated with different results
Empiricism-Behaviour cannot be empirically measured such as prejudice

Question 8

Why is or isn’t sherif scientific

Answer 8

Empiricism-Brain scans give physical evidence of brain activity
Objective-Brain scans are objective measure of activity
Reliable-Standardised so can be repeated

Question 9

Why is or isn’t schmolk scientific

Answer 9

Empiricism-Cannot empirically measure descriptions of objects
Reliability-Highly standardised as same word lists used

Question 10

Why is or isn’t Watson and raynor scientific

Answer 10

Empiricism-Cannot measure reaction was actually from the rat
Objective-Measuring behaviour
Reductionist-Only looks at fear as a result of conditioning (good thing)
Reliability-Standardised procedure