Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Is Psychology a science? Has it ever been a science? Discuss, with reference to both historical and contemporary evidence.

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Philosophy of science

Defintion of science; scientific mind, scientific method, knowledge systems in science, science as a rhetorical labet.

Discuss where psychology fits within this paradigm.

Explore qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Reproducability & open science; where does psychology fit into this?

Replication crisis.

Argue that psychology has a scientific mindset, uses scientific methods and can be critically evaluated by rigorous scientific methods.

– Arnett, J., 2008. The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American. American Psychologist, 63(7), pp.602-614.