Unfalsifiable

• The Falsification Principle was proposed by Karl Popper, is a way of demarcating science

  from non-science.
• It suggests that for a theory to be considered scientific it must be able to be tested and

  proven false (you must have theory to either support or disprove an idea).
• Is Freudian psychology supported by evidence?

  • Freud's theory is good at explaining but not at predicting behaviour (which is one of the

  goals of science).

  • For this reason, Freud's theory is unfalsifiable - it can neither be proved true or refuted.

  For example, the unconscious mind is difficult to test and measure objectively.

  Overall, Freud's theory is highly unscientific.