scientific status of psychology

Question 1

what is replicability

Answer 1

if study is later repeated exactly as described it should produce same results
high control and standardised procedures

Question 2

what is reliability

Answer 2

consistency
neccessary to make wider claims that apply to the population not one person
nomothetic approach

Question 3

what is validity

Answer 3

a study measures what it intends to measure
results are due to manipulation of IV to see if affects on DV
external validity refers to application

Question 4

what is reductionism

Answer 4

focus on one small area in isolation

Question 5

what is falsification

Answer 5

only way to prove a theory was to look for disproof rather than proof
seeing 1 black swan is enough to prove not all swans are white

Question 6

what is emprivism

Answer 6

view that all knowledge is based on experience
direcly observable phenomena
standardised procedures to aid replicability

Question 7

what is hypothesis testing

Answer 7

predictions on what you expect to happen/find out
hypothetic-deductive model

Question 8

what is the use of controls for objectivity

Answer 8

data should be objective and measurable and not influenced by views/expectations of experiments