Six Principles of Scientific Thinking

These principles

There has been an ongoing debate on whether psychology is indeed scientific, although recent, psychology is now considered a science. This is because it uses scientific methodology in researching, devising treatments and measuring the outcomes. These methods include collecting and analysing data and concluding their findings in order to identify whether the research or treatment adequality solves the problem. Scientific studies must be replicable, this means the if repeated exactly the same, the results should produce an identical outcome. Replicability can be increased by ruling out any alternatives that may not have originally been thought of. Objectivity in science is the idea that scientist, in an attempt to get the best results, must first

False cause, or post hoc ergo propter hoc, is an error in reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because two things are similar in one respect, they are similar in all respects.

Model with mathematics- the importance of this principle is to always be able to relate math problems into real world scenarios for example being able to utilize math to remodel a bathroom.

The least interesting part is the logical empiricism which state that the truth of a proposition rests on how well it is verified.

applied when it comes to medical research. The one principle is allowing individuals the right to

By proving the statement to be false, the evidence proves the myth is a misconception and

The next principal is quantification. An excellent example of quantification is the amount of water required for scrubbing the

Every genuine test of a scientific theory, then, is logically an attempt to refute or to falsify it, and one genuine counter-instance falsifies the whole theory. In…theory of demarcation is based upon … perception of the logical asymmetry which holds between verification and falsification: it is logically impossible to conclusively verify a universal proposition by reference to experience …, but a single counter-instance conclusively falsifies the corresponding universal law. In a word, an exception, far from ‘proving’ a rule, conclusively refutes it (Thornton,

The second principle, which is beneficience, revolves around reducing the risks of harm. This means stopping a study if necessary, that results must outweight possible harmful outcomes, and inhumane treatment should never be acceptable. The last principle is justice. This refers to every participant receiving an equal opportunity of obtaining the benefits of the study and to not selecting a certain group for harmful research.

When it comes to the scientific method, especially in the science of psychology, there are many different ways a question can be asked in order to get the conclusion to a hypothesis. Psychology is by its nature something that not only produces many questions but also helps to find the answer to those questions. Through asking the right questions a person can see a whole new world of understanding unfold before them. This understanding of why a person or animal acts the way it does has been groundbreaking in the growth of understanding a individual on a much deeper level than the sociological standpoint. Before this understanding can be obtained however one must learn first how to ask a proper question and then in turn how to test that

Principle: children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of development and learning are equally important and interconnected.

18. A general principle, based on evidence, that certain phenomena are related: this describes a Theory of an experiment.

believing that there is more than one cause. What has been thought as the main

These twelve principles are not intended to be comprehensive, but to offer participants the ability to explore implications in an open, reflective way. In addition to the twelve principles for learning there are specific conditions for complex learning to take place in the classroom, according to Caine and Caine, these conditions help in the overall system of brain-based learning. First of all, students should feel a relaxed