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superstition

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acquiring knowledge based on subjective feelings, belief in chance

con: may be misinterpreted and not representative of all events in the category

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intuition

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knowledge of something without being consciously aware of where it came from

con:

3
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authority

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knowledge gained from those viewed as authority figures

con: only valid and reliable if the individual is an authority on the subject

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tenacity

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hearing a piece of information so often that you begin to believe it

con: we do not know whether claims are true

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rationalism

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logical reasoning

all humans are mortal
i am human
therefore i am mortal

con: if the content is false then the conclusion is logically valid but empirically false

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empiricism

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gaining knowledge through objective observation

i believe nothing until i see it with my own eyes

con: can’t make theories based on just observations or facts

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science

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collect data (empirical) and test hypotheses with data (rationalism)

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systematic empiricism

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making observations in a systematic manner in order to test hypotheses and develop or refute a theory

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public verification

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presenting research to the public so i can be observed, replicated, criticized, and test

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empirically solvable problems

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questions that are potentially answerable by means of available research techniques

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principle of falsifiability

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staying a scientific theory in such a way that it is impossible to refute

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pseudoscience

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a claim that appears to be scientific but that actually violates the criteria of science

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goals of science

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desciption
prediction
explanation

14
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areas of psychological research

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psychobiology
cognition
human development
social
psychotherapy