Question: What are the assumptions of a Positivist approach to psychological research? (300 words)
Answer: The central assumption of the positivist approach is that there is an objective reality in the world which can be observed, measured and described. This statement engenders several supporting assumptions as follows: Any theory that describes psychological phenomena (e.g. memory) is only useful if its predictions can be falsified, by scientifically gathered quantitative data, if they are incorrect. (see Popper 1959 in George et al 2006)...(short extract)
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- Subject: Psychology
- Course: Research Methods
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 77%
- Words: 300
- Date submitted: January 21, 2009
- Date written: February, 2007
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 216
