Week 3

Question 1

Sources of knowledge

Answer 1

superstition 
intuition 
authority 
tenacity 
rationalism 
empiricism 
science

Question 2

3 important criteria that help define science

Answer 2

systematic empiricism
publicly verifiable knowledge
empirically solvable problems

Question 3

principle of falsifiability

Answer 3

idea that a scientific theory must be stated in such a way that it is possible to refute or disconfirm it

Question 4

Basic research

Answer 4

study of psychological issues to seek knowledge for its own sake
labs and unis

Question 5

applied research

Answer 5

study of psychological issues that have particular significance and potential solutions
governments and private institutions

Question 6

Principles of RDA

Answer 6

using knowledge in clinical or research settings to aid the mental wellbeing of individuals or communities
continually adding to their knowledge of human behaviour

Question 7

scientific knowledge

Answer 7

empirical, grounded in objective, tangible evidence that can be observed time and time again, regardless of a particular observer

Question 8

All potential explanations offered in research must be able to stand tests of

Answer 8

verifiability
predictability
falsifiability
fairness

Question 9

knowledge via superstition

Answer 9

knowledge that is based on subjective feelings, interpreting random events as nonrandom events, or believing in magical events

Question 10

knowledge via intuition

Answer 10

knowledge gained without being consciously aware of its source

Question 11

illusory correlation

Answer 11

perception of a relationship that does not exist

Question 12

knowledge via tenacity

Answer 12

knowledge gained from repeated ideas that are stubbornly clung to despite evidence to the contrary

Question 13

knowledge via authority

Answer 13

knowledge gained from those viewed as authority figures

Question 14

knowledge via rationalism

Answer 14

knowledge gained through logical reasoning

Question 15

knowledge via empiricism

Answer 15

knowledge gained through objective observations of organisms and events in the real world

Question 16

knowledge via science

Answer 16

knowledge gained through a combination of empirical methods and logical reasoning

Question 17

systematic empiricism

Answer 17

making observations in a systematic manner to test hypotheses and develop or refute a theory

Question 18

sceptic

Answer 18

a person who questions the validity, authenticity or truth of something purporting to be factual

Question 19

publicly verifiable knowledge

Answer 19

presenting research to the public so that it can be observed, replicated, criticised and tested

Question 20

empirically solvable problems

Answer 20

questions that are potentially answerable by means of currently available research techniques

Question 21

Goals of science

Answer 21

describe, predict and explain behaviour