Features of science

What is referred to as a set of general laws/principles that have the ability to explain events behaviours.

• A theory

• The empirical method

• A paradigm

_____________ refers to the ability to establish a theory as false.

If a research is considered _____________, it means that it was not influenced by emotions or personal opinions/prejudices.

The ___________ method emphasises the importance of collecting data from direct observable experience.

Which of the following approaches use the empirical method?

• The psychodynamic approach

• The cognitive approach

• The behaviourist approach

______________ refers to the ability to repeat a research study to check the consistency of its findings.

Replicability of research is important to check the __________ of the findings.

A __________ refers to a set of shared assumptions/beliefs about how behaviour/thought should be studied and explained.

A _________ _________ occurs when members of a scientific community change from one way of explaining/studying behaviour/thought to a new way.

A _________ ___________ leads to a scientific revolution