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

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

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

Guidance: Type of assessment/structure;

• This assessment is a position statement. Look at both sides of the issue/evidence but a position statement takes one position not two! This paper will argue that modern psychology cannot be considered a hard science but it is still a science.

• The position statement should be evidence-based, therefore it is important to support this view with academic evidence (i.e. from peer-reviewed journal articles).

• The position statement should have an introduction, main body, and conclusion.

Some content to include:

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.

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