The scientific method: observation hypothesis, experiment, theory
Scientific hypothesis can be tested pseudo-scientific cannot be tested
Future events can be predicted based on a theory
Quantum physics - studying subatomic particles
Schrodinger's cat thought experiment
Paradigm shift Biology, Physics, Chemistry
Galileo, Newton, Einstein
Hypothetico-deductive method
Conjectures and refutations
Studying natural phenomena
Study human behaviour, thinking, culture and societies
Psychology, Anthropology, SociologyPavlov's dog
Behaviour cannot be predicted based on theory
Human behaviour can change when observedBeauty is in the eye of the beholder
Reveal how we assign meaning
Realism, Impression, Cubism
Drama, Film, Visual arts and Music, Literature
Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, J S Bach, Miles Davies, Bertolt Brecht, Hemingway
Moral argumentsDetermining what is right and wrong
The greatest happiness to the greatest numbers'
Clinging to beliefs despite the evidence
Dominent cognitive paradigms