AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There are costs to psychology being a science. What are they?
A
Determinism/lyricism/nomothetic
B
Determinism/reductionism/nomothetic
C
Determinism/reductionism/cynicism
D
Determinism/nomothetic/vocalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reductionism is a philosophical theory used in many scientific disciplines, including psychology. It is based on the idea that all phenomena can be reduced into smaller aspects, including your behavior and feelings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Determinism is the view that free will is an illusion, and that our behaviour is governed by internal or external forces over which we have no control. Consequently, our behaviour is viewed as predictable. The causal laws of determinism form the basis of science.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three major debates in the field of developmental psychology: (1) nature vs. nurture, (2) continuity vs. stages, and (3) stability vs. change.

Detailed explanation-4: -In anthropology, idiographic describes the study of a group, seen as an entity, with specific properties that set it apart from other groups. Nomothetic refers to the use of generalization rather than specific properties in the same context.

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