What constitutes "science"?

What constitutes "science"?



paradigms determine research problems and how they are solved, guiding researchers' activities


assumption of determinism


empirical observation


theory formulation, testing, and revision


prediction and control


lawful relationships


- people are still questioning psychology's stance as a scientific discipline, even Galileo and Kant believed psychology cannot be a science due to its study of subjective experience

- however, psychology has grown to be accepted in the scientific community


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