psychology as a science

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what does induction allow us to do?
construct arguments
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what is deductive logic?
truth-preserving but cant tell us what is true and false
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what does the Duhem-Quine problem state?
what is at fault is an auxiliary assumption not your theory
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popper's falsification theory suggests what?
for a theory to be considered scientific, it must be able to be tested and conceivably proven false
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what happens when falsification occurs?
the protective belt is up for revision but the ********* stays intact
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what is the Lakatos split?
split guidelines for working within a research programme into a negative and positive heuristic
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quantitative methods
collect numerical data and use statistical tools
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Operationalisation
choosing a measurable proxy for the phenomenon you’re interested in
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ways to understand causation
a difference that makes a difference
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what is discourse analysis?
social study of language as used in talk, text, and other forms of communication
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qualitative methods
focus on meaning rather than measurement
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verbal protocol analysis
collecting and analysing verbal data on cognitive processing
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what is ethnography?
studying people in their naturally occurring setting
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Phenomenology
achieving an understanding of that phenomenon that has not been influenced by our prior beliefs
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Credibility
Can the data support the claims
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Transferability
Can the findings be transferred to similar contexts
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Dependability
Ensuring that researchers maintain a record of changes in the research process or research instrument over time
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Confirmability
Concerned with ensuring that the data used to support the conclusions are verifiable
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