Natural Sciences vs Human Sciences

Human Sciences

Limitiations

Measurement: social phenomena is hard to measure

Unable to observe people's minds

Law: Hasty generations

Observer Effect

Questionnaires might be misleading

Moral considerations might limit our willingness to experiment

Study organisms that are conscious

Observers and what's being observed

Natural Sciences

Scientific Method

Ask a question

Karl Popper

Falsification

Background Research

Construct Hypothesis

Test with experiment

Analyse results and draw conclusions

Limitations of Scientific Method

Problem with induction

the observer effect

Selectivity

Expectations can influence what we see

Confirmation Bias

Science vs Pseudo-Science

Science looks to disprove, whilst Pseudo-Science looks to prove