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Features of science- theory construction, hypothesis testing, scientific method and paradigms
A theory is
According to Kuhn psychology is a science
Features of science- theory construction, hypothesis testing, scientific method and paradigms
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According to Kuhn psychology is a science
false
true
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A theory is
A collection of studies to explain behaviour
A collection of general principles to explain observations
A collection of hypotheses to explain behaviour
A collection of facts to explain observations
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According to Kuhn psychology is
a pre science
a revolutionary science
A paradigm
a normal science
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Which of these is NOT example of a paradigm?
The Earth is flat
Newton's laws of motion
The Earth is the centre of the universe
The solar system
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Which of these methods involves hypotheses being tested BEFORE theories are constructed?
Deductive method
Inductive method
Scientific method
Laboratory method
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When does a paradigm shift occur?
When it goes from being a 'prescience' to a 'normal science'
When the majority of people disagree
An alternative explanation emerges
When there is too much disconfirming evidence
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The process of deriving new hypotheses from existing theory is called deduction
False
true
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According to Kuhn science progresses through attempts at falsification
true
false
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For a hypothesis to be a
testable
prediction it needs to be...
Non-directional
A null hypothesis
Directional
Operationalised
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A paradigm is
both a and b
a subject that is considered a science
a reductionist approach to behaviour
a shared set assumptions about methods and subject matter
