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Why is psychology considered a science?
Why is psychology considered a science?
- Because it deals with the empirical study of the mind and behavior (correct)
- Because it does not require methodology and statistics
- Because it focuses on untestable explanations of the world
- Because it relies on myths, fables, and intuitive ideas about people
What is the primary purpose of methodology in psychological research?
What is the primary purpose of methodology in psychological research?
- To rely solely on intuitive ideas about human behavior
- To establish myths and fables about people
- To guide the process of conducting research (correct)
- To avoid using empirical evidence in research
According to Hugh Coolican, what does science enable us to do?
According to Hugh Coolican, what does science enable us to do?
- Obtain rational explanations of how things work in the world (correct)
- Avoid getting closer to truths and further from myths
- Relies on myths and fables for understanding the world
- Reject empirical evidence in favor of intuitive ideas
What distinguishes psychology as an empirical science?
What distinguishes psychology as an empirical science?
Why is it important to read the syllabus for every class, according to the text?
Why is it important to read the syllabus for every class, according to the text?
What does science aim to achieve in terms of understanding reality?
What does science aim to achieve in terms of understanding reality?
What is the precise statement of assumed relationship between variables in a research study?
What is the precise statement of assumed relationship between variables in a research study?
According to Popper (1959), what characteristic must theories possess?
According to Popper (1959), what characteristic must theories possess?
Which term refers to the phenomenon or construct assumed to exist and used to explain observed effects, but as yet unconfirmed?
Which term refers to the phenomenon or construct assumed to exist and used to explain observed effects, but as yet unconfirmed?
How is depression operationally defined in a clinical study?
How is depression operationally defined in a clinical study?
What is the term for a precise statement about how variables should be related in the analysis of data if a hypothesis is to be supported?
What is the term for a precise statement about how variables should be related in the analysis of data if a hypothesis is to be supported?
In psychology, what term is used for an explanation of a concept solely in terms of the observable procedures used to produce and measure it?
In psychology, what term is used for an explanation of a concept solely in terms of the observable procedures used to produce and measure it?
What is the term for investigating phenomena without preconceptions, as described by Francis Bacon?
What is the term for investigating phenomena without preconceptions, as described by Francis Bacon?
'Non-directional' and 'directional' are types of what in research studies?
'Non-directional' and 'directional' are types of what in research studies?
'Findings' and 'Conclusions' are associated with which stage of the scientific method?
'Findings' and 'Conclusions' are associated with which stage of the scientific method?
What term refers to the language used by researchers to describe their beliefs about how the world works or why a particular phenomenon occurs?
What term refers to the language used by researchers to describe their beliefs about how the world works or why a particular phenomenon occurs?
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