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    This document discusses whether psychology is a science. It explains that science is typically defined by the hypothetico-deductive model, which involves forming hypotheses and testing them through objective and reproducible experiments to establish causal relationships. The document then analyzes different approaches in psychology - such as social, cognitive, psychodynamic, biological, and learning - and whether they employ scientific methods or rely more on qualitative data and case studies. It asks how reductionism and holism apply to defining psychology as a science.

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    This document discusses whether psychology is a science. It explains that science is typically defined by the hypothetico-deductive model, which involves forming hypotheses and testing them through objective and reproducible experiments to establish causal relationships. The document then analyzes different approaches in psychology - such as social, cognitive, psychodynamic, biological, and learning - and whether they employ scientific methods or rely more on qualitative data and case studies. It asks how reductionism and holism apply to defining psychology as a science.

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    This document discusses whether psychology is a science. It explains that science is typically defined by the hypothetico-deductive model, which involves forming hypotheses and testing them through objective and reproducible experiments to establish causal relationships. The document then analyzes different approaches in psychology - such as social, cognitive, psychodynamic, biological, and learning - and whether they employ scientific methods or rely more on qualitative data and case studies. It asks how reductionism and holism apply to defining psychology as a science.

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    Is

    psycholo
    gy a
    science?

    Explain what is meant by


    science (3 marks)

    The approaches

    Approach
    Social

    Cognitive

    Psychodynamic

    Biological

    Learning

    Scientific
    Experiments, objectivity,
    cause-and-effect
    conclusions
    Experiments, objectivity,
    scientific subject matter
    (brain and processing)
    Aimed at general
    (universal) laws

    Not Scientific
    Ethnography, qualitative
    data, focus on the
    individual
    Processing hard to
    measure, some
    qualitative data
    Concepts not
    measureable , case
    study method,
    qualitative data, focus
    on individual functioning,
    subjectivity possible
    (interpretation needed)

    Subject matter (e.g


    genes), experiments,
    objectivity and universal
    laws
    Experiments, cause-andeffect conclusions
    objectivity, measurable

    Twin studies, cases


    studies, subject matter
    can be hard to measure
    Social learning theory
    includes cognition such
    as motivation and
    attention

    The hypothetico-deductive model

    Who uses this model to define what is meant by science?

    What is meant by reductionism and holism, how does this apply to


    psychology as a science?

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