• Replicability
• Reliability
• Validity
• Reductionism
• Falsification
• Empiricism
• Hypothesis testing
• The use of controls

Practice Questions:

1. Outline two features of psychology that support the view that it is a science. (3)
2. Explain whether Biological Psychology is more scientific than Social Psychology. Use evidence to support your case. (5)
3. You have learned about many different psychological studies in your course. Choose two studies that use different research methods and explain how these studies can support the view that psychology is scientific. (4) First, names of the two studies you intend to use:
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