scientific thinking final : part 1

Question 1

falsability

Answer 1

can it be proven false if it is actually false?

Question 2

goals of scientific reserch in psychology

Answer 2

1. describing behaviour
2. predicting behaviour
   3.determinig causes of behaviour
   4.understand or explain behaviour
3. applying what we know to solve people’s problem

Question 3

basic reserch

Answer 3

• driven by curiosity and desire to expend knowledge
• does not adress specific pratical problems
• general information

lead to applied reserch

Question 3

sometimes

Answer 3

basic> finds a problem

Question 3

applied reserch

Answer 3

• used to answer a specifc question
• solves a problem

leads to new fundamental questions