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What is the demarcation criterion that distinguishes a scientific theory from a non-scientific theory?
What is the demarcation criterion that distinguishes a scientific theory from a non-scientific theory?
- Falsifiability (correct)
- Verifiability
- Predictability
- Consistency
What type of predictions must a scientific theory make to be considered risky?
What type of predictions must a scientific theory make to be considered risky?
- Predictions that are easy to verify
- Predictions that are overly cautious
- Predictions made after the events have taken place
- Predictions that run a real risk of being incorrect (correct)
Which type of theories fail Karl Popper's test of falsifiability?
Which type of theories fail Karl Popper's test of falsifiability?
- Theories that explain phenomena after they have occurred (correct)
- Theories that have been widely accepted by the scientific community
- Theories that make accurate predictions
- Theories that are based on extensive research
What is the highest status given to a scientific theory according to the text?
What is the highest status given to a scientific theory according to the text?
What does Thomus Kuhn refer to as a widely accepted viewpoint or shared set of assumptions?
What does Thomus Kuhn refer to as a widely accepted viewpoint or shared set of assumptions?
In the context of normal science, what is the primary focus when exploring the implications of a paradigm?
In the context of normal science, what is the primary focus when exploring the implications of a paradigm?
What is the main function of a Scientific Theory?
What is the main function of a Scientific Theory?
What does Empiricism emphasize?
What does Empiricism emphasize?
What is a key characteristic of a Scientific Law?
What is a key characteristic of a Scientific Law?
Why is categorizing observations important in science?
Why is categorizing observations important in science?
Which philosophical position focuses on determining the validity of propositions through logic?
Which philosophical position focuses on determining the validity of propositions through logic?
What prevents science from accumulating an array of disconnected empirical facts?
What prevents science from accumulating an array of disconnected empirical facts?
Why is it important to study the history of psychology?
Why is it important to study the history of psychology?
What approach did E.G. Boring, president of the American Psychological Association, stress?
What approach did E.G. Boring, president of the American Psychological Association, stress?
Why do theories in psychology fade?
Why do theories in psychology fade?
What approach does the textbook mentioned in the passage take?
What approach does the textbook mentioned in the passage take?
What is one reason why students have stopped citing old works in psychology?
What is one reason why students have stopped citing old works in psychology?
What does the quote "We never seem to solve our problems, just grow tired of them" by Gordon Allport imply?
What does the quote "We never seem to solve our problems, just grow tired of them" by Gordon Allport imply?
According to Popper, what is the nature of scientific problem-solving?
According to Popper, what is the nature of scientific problem-solving?
Which of the following is NOT a view held by Kuhn regarding science?
Which of the following is NOT a view held by Kuhn regarding science?
What is the fundamental disagreement between Popper and Kuhn regarding science?
What is the fundamental disagreement between Popper and Kuhn regarding science?
What was Paul Feyerabend's view on the rules of science?
What was Paul Feyerabend's view on the rules of science?
What is a characteristic of psychology that supports its status as a science?
What is a characteristic of psychology that supports its status as a science?
What is a view expressed by some regarding attempts to characterize the nature of science?
What is a view expressed by some regarding attempts to characterize the nature of science?
What is the primary aim of major research according to the text?
What is the primary aim of major research according to the text?
What is one negative aspect of major research mentioned in the text?
What is one negative aspect of major research mentioned in the text?
How does a paradigm guide a researcher's activities according to the text?
How does a paradigm guide a researcher's activities according to the text?
What are anomalies in the context of scientific paradigms?
What are anomalies in the context of scientific paradigms?
What typically happens when anomalies arise?
What typically happens when anomalies arise?
What does the text suggest about the state of psychology as a discipline?
What does the text suggest about the state of psychology as a discipline?
