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What is a paradigm in psychology?
What is a paradigm in psychology?
- A scientific theory to explain a phenomenon
- A methodological approach to research
- A framework for understanding and investigating phenomena within a discipline (correct)
- A concept used to formulate explanations
What determines what standard operation or normal scientific activities within a discipline look like?
What determines what standard operation or normal scientific activities within a discipline look like?
- The methodology
- The research design
- The paradigm (correct)
- The theory
What is defined by a paradigm in psychology?
What is defined by a paradigm in psychology?
- Socio-political ideologies and overarching world views
- Theoretical frameworks in psychology
- Concepts and principles used to formulate explanations and theories (correct)
- Methodologies used in research practice
What is the Miasma Theory?
What is the Miasma Theory?
What does a paradigm influence in psychology?
What does a paradigm influence in psychology?
What is associated with socio-political ideologies and overarching world views in psychology?
What is associated with socio-political ideologies and overarching world views in psychology?
What shapes how one views issues within a discipline like psychology?
What shapes how one views issues within a discipline like psychology?
What does a paradigm determine in a discipline?
What does a paradigm determine in a discipline?
According to the Miasma Theory, what is believed to cause disease?
According to the Miasma Theory, what is believed to cause disease?
What is the relationship between a paradigm and research practice?
What is the relationship between a paradigm and research practice?
What is associated with a paradigm in terms of its broader implications?
What is associated with a paradigm in terms of its broader implications?
What does a paradigm provide in a discipline?
What does a paradigm provide in a discipline?
Study Notes
Paradigms in Psychology
- A paradigm shapes how one views issues within a discipline like psychology, acting as a framework for understanding and investigating phenomena within a discipline.
- Determines what standard operation or normal scientific activities within a discipline look like.
- Defines concepts and principles used to formulate explanations and theories.
- Influences perspectives on both theory and research practice (methodologies) shaped by socio-political ideologies and overarching world views.
Miasma Theory
- Was a paradigm that believed disease was caused by particles suspended in foul odours.
Paradigms in Psychology
- A paradigm shapes how one views issues within a discipline like psychology, acting as a framework for understanding and investigating phenomena within a discipline.
- Determines what standard operation or normal scientific activities within a discipline look like.
- Defines concepts and principles used to formulate explanations and theories.
- Influences perspectives on both theory and research practice (methodologies) shaped by socio-political ideologies and overarching world views.
Miasma Theory
- Was a paradigm that believed disease was caused by particles suspended in foul odours.
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of psychology as a science, including paradigms in psychology. It's a revision of Module 1 from the University of Queensland's Neurology course.
