TOPIC 2:

PSYCHOLOGY AS
SCIENCE
Science of Psychology
Basic Methods of Psychological Research
SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY

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• Psychology has developed from philosophical speculation about the
mind into a modern science.
• Psychology by definition is the scientific study of human and animal
behavior.
• Psychology uses scientific methods to describe, understand, predict and
achieve some measure to control over what they study.
• Hence, psychology is considered a science.
• All science share a common scientific method research:
They collect data through careful, systematic observation
Attempt to predict what they have observed by developing
theories.
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BASIC METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
RESEARCH

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 “PEOPLE
WATCHING”

“STUDY”

“QUESTIONS”

“NUMBERS”

“LABORATORY”

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