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Lec1 - What is Science

Aims &Learning outcomes

1• Be able to recount some of the historical events surrounding the emergence of modern science and psychology

2• Distinguish between science and non-science and scrutinise aims and methods of science

3• Be able to defend a preliminary view about whether psychology is a science

1. Historical events about emergence of modern science & psychology

- The scientific revolution: the name for the discovery in 17th century Gallilel , Descrates & Newton also promote science in society.

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Culativeness in the scientific enterprise can mean at least two things. In the broadest sense scientific results

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