The Scientific Method in Psychology

Experimental methods

Objectivity

Empirical methods

Scientific snobbery

Observational skills

Empirical methods

Objectivity

Omniscience

Independent observations

Observer bias

Naive optimism

Reliability

Empirical methods

Flatulence

Replicability

Repeatability

Test-retest method

Theory construction

Empirical methods

Objectivity

Predictive validity

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Hypothesis construction

Hypothesis testing

Empirical methods

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Control testing

Fair testing

Standardisation

Reasoning from the particular to the general

Reasoning from the general to the particular

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Reasoning from pre-existing theories to prove the truth or non-truth of something

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Evaluating all existing literature on a topic

Reasoning from pre-existing theories to prove the truth of somethingelse

Reasoning from many facts about one things to discover a single fact about something else

Reasoning from the particular to the general

Reasoning for dummies

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Reasoning from the general to the particular

Psychology uses the scientific method - psychologists generate models that can be falsified and conduct well-controlled experiments to test these

Psychology is a popular, well taught subject in schools and is counted as a science subject at university

Psychology lacks the objectivity and control of other sciences - problems such as experimenter bias and demand characteristics compromise validity

Qualitative research such as that used in some psychological research can still follow the scientific method

Psychology has no single paradigm

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Psychology lacks the objectivity and control of other sciences - problems such as experimenter bias and demand characteristics compromise validity

Psychology is founded on the psychodynamic approach which is unscientific and unfalsifiable

Science takes a nomothetic approach, seeking to make generalisations, but this is inappropriate in psychology, which takes the idiographic approach and treats all individuals as unique

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Psychology has no single paradigm, unlike other sciences

Science tries to reduce natural phenomena to their most simple explanation, however, human behaviour is very complex and trying to reduce it to a simpler form results in reductionism

A review of studies related to the area being investigated

A statement of what the researcher wants to investigate and their hypotheses

A summary of all the other sections of the report, including the aim of the study

The beginning section of a peer review

The researcher's evaluation of their study

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A statement of what the research is aiming to investigate, hypotheses, and a review of existing theories/studies on the topic

A summary of all the other sections of the report

A section of the report where the researcher introduces himself and lists his credentials

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An exact description of the methods used

The beginning section of the report

Descriptive and inferential statistics

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A short explanation of the way the experimenter carried out the study

An exact description of what the experimenter did, in order for others to be able to replicate the study, including sample, procedures, instructions and ethical considerations

An exact description of the methods of studies that were discussed earlier in the report

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A psychologist who was not involved with the study independently and non-biasedly comments on it

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Exact description of what the experimenter did, in order for others to be able to replicate it, including sample, procedures, instructions and ethical considerations

References

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Explanations of observed behaviour and conclusions, suggestions for future research, evaluation of own research, application of research to hypotheses and comparison with background studies