Features of Science (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Objectivity in research
Objectivity in research
Minimising all sources of personal bias
Most objective research methods
Most objective research methods
Lab-based methods with greatest control
The empirical method
The empirical method
Gathering evidence through direct observation & experience
Requirement for scientific theory
Requirement for scientific theory
Must be empirically tested and verified
Replicability
Replicability
Extent procedures & findings can be repeated by others
Why replication is important
Why replication is important
Determines validity and reliability
What replicability helps determine
What replicability helps determine
Extent to which findings can be generalised
Requirement for replication to occur
Requirement for replication to occur
Report investigations with as much precision as possible
Falsifiability principle
Falsifiability principle
Theory must admit possibility of being proved untrue
When is a theory NOT scientific?
When is a theory NOT scientific?
When it cannot be falsified/proved untrue