1 - Introduction Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What are the five methods of acquiring knowledge?
A
- Method of tenacity
- Intuition
- Authority
- b) faith
- Rationality - premise and argument
- Empirical
2
Q
What is induction?
A
Making small observations as the basis for a general statement
3
Q
Hypothesis
A
Statement that describes relationship between variables
4
Q
Deduction
A
Uses general statement as basis for conclusion about specific examples
5
Q
What are diffs between science and pseudoscience?
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- Science is testable
- Science is unbiased evaluation of evidence
- Science welcomes and tests theories
- Science is based on previous science
6
Q
What are 10 steps of research process?
A
- Find a topic
- Hypothesis
- Variables
- Participants
- Research strategy
- Research design
- Conduct study
- Evaluate
- Report
- Refine