1 / 3

Key Features of Science in Psychology Research Methods

Explore the critical elements of scientific research methods in psychology, including controlled observations, objectivity, testing theoretical predictions, falsifiability, replicability, and paradigm tasks.

brasen
Télécharger la présentation

Key Features of Science in Psychology Research Methods

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Research Methods Psychology as a Science?

  2. Eysenck & Keane identify 6 Factors that are key features of science • 1. Controlled Observations • 2. Objectivity • 3. Testing theoretical predictions • 4. Falsifiability • 5. Replicability • 6. Paradigm

  3. Tasks: • Write one sentence to describe what is meant by each • Write one sentence explaining the difficulties in implementing each • How does Popper’s Law relate to falsifiability? • Briefly explain Kuhn’s Law in relation to why he thinks that Psychology is in the Pre-Science stage

More Related