Summary scientific status of psychology a level notes
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Unit 4 - Learning theories
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PEARSON (PEARSON)
notes on the scientific status of psychology in methods in learning theories, discussing what makes a science and whether the 4 approaches in psychology demonstrate that the scientific method.
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Scientific status
Issues and debates
Worth asking: sciences attract great respect from the public and funding
from companies and governments
Objective: detached from what they are studying and don’t let their feelings
or emotions affect their conclusions
Replicable: repeat research and check results
Laws: make successful predictions about what will happen in real-life
situations
Reliable
well-designed with standardised procedures that can be replicated
accurately
Not: make on-the-spot decisions, use their imagination or bring personal bias
Valid
behaviour being studied is natural and realistic and not influenced by outside
factors
Not: lots of other possible explanations for the results that are just as
plausible as the one being offered
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