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Assess the extent to which psychology can be considered a science
clinical
neurotransmitter explanation of Sz
dopamine, glutamate, serotonin
monoamine hypothesis for depression
noradrenaline and serotonin
biological tests used e.g blood tests, drug trials
cognitive
reconstructive memory
Bartlett
lacked standardised measures and control, e.g asked to recall at different times
baddeley
lab experiment, scientific method as causation can be established
not how memory is used in real life
social
sherif
variables were carefully manipulated
cause and effect clearly established
biological
brain scanning
Raine, PET scans are an objective/scientific of brain activity
not specific/sensitive enough, brain damage may be too small to show anything