Psychology and science, Science

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Plan
1 Induction
2 Features of science
a) controlled observation
b) objectivity
c) falsifiability
d) paradigm
e) replicability
3 Aims of science
a) prediction
b) understanding
c) control
4 Acceptance of scientific ideas, process of publishing and peer review
5 is psychology a science?
a) does psychology have a paradigm?
b) does it involve controlled observation
c) does it produce theories, generate falsifiable hypothesis
6 Freud''s theories about effect of childhood experience on later development
7 Are psychological research methods objective
8 Can psychological studies be replicated to test for reliability?
9 Does psychology achieve prediction, explanation and control?
10 Should psychology be a science?



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