Popper Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who is generally considered the father of psychology and was responsible for defining psychology as a separate field which could be studied using the scientific methods? - correct answers Wilhem Wundt Jerry sees the big picture when he looks at things. He is a musician and has a hard time understanding the value of a specific note without considering the entire melody. Which psychological movement would best describe his view of things? - correct answers Gestalt Psychology Who was the firs...

A theory is a statement of speculation with no scientific evidence to support it - ANSWERfalse, a theory is a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed. What criterion does Karl Popper use to define questions appropriate for science? - ANSWERfalsifiable Evolutionary theory is not a single statement but is composed of multiple theories bases on empirical evidence from an array of sciences - ANSWERtrue According to Thomas Kuhn,...

Kinds of Information - ANSWERBelief vs Knowledge: - Belief -- propositions unsupported by facts - Knowledge -- propositions supported by facts Opinion vs fact: - Opinion -- inherently involves interpretation - Facts -- involves an objective, real observation Sources of Information: Intuition - ANSWERIntuition is a source of belief, not information - Sometimes involves a hard-to-track-down source of a feeling - Sometimes involves anecdote - Sometimes involves a mistaken analogy ...

AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Topics in Sociology Mark Scheme With Satisfied Solutions Positivists - assume that social realities are objective and are best studied through quantitative research methods sociology is a science and cause+effect and patterns can be detected in society and human behaviour Verificationism - the only things we can rightly claim to KNOW as true are things we can verify with 100% accuracy using logic or sensory experience. Durkheim study of suicide ...

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CADC II Prep Test Questions and correct Answers What is the main value of "ugly reminders in recovery? Which of the following is not a popper? In the context of motivating patients in substance abuse treatment, is it acceptable to offer advice? . Which of the following is not associated with the use of MDMA? What kind of prescription drugs are used to treat those who are addicted to depressant and sedative-type substances? How should a therapist handle asking non-subst...

AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Topics in Sociology Mark Scheme With Satisfied Solutions Positivists - assume that social realities are objective and are best studied through quantitative research methods sociology is a science and cause+effect and patterns can be detected in society and human behaviour Verificationism - the only things we can rightly claim to KNOW as true are things we can verify with 100% accuracy using logic or sensory experience. Durkheim study of suicide ...

AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Topics in Sociology Mark Scheme With Satisfied Solutions Positivists - assume that social realities are objective and are best studied through quantitative research methods sociology is a science and cause+effect and patterns can be detected in society and human behaviour Verificationism - the only things we can rightly claim to KNOW as true are things we can verify with 100% accuracy using logic or sensory experience. Durkheim study of suicide ...

PSYC 375 Quiz 1 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers According to the author of your text, which of the following would be (an) appropriate part(s) of the answer to the question, "is psychology a science?" a) some aspects of psychology are scientific b) some aspects of psychology are not yet scientific, but someday they may be c)some aspects of psychology will probably never be scientific d)all of these choices are appropriate answers - answerd)all of these choices are appropriate ...

According to Aristotle the state is natural and promotes what? - The greater good How did Aristotle describe politics? - As the "master science" in search of good governance needed for eudaemonia. According to Aristotle man is described as? - A political animal Why do some nations fail according to Acemoglu and Robinson? - Because of poor political and economic institutions In the piece about research and traditions in comparative politics, the authors, Lichbach and Zuckerman say t...