Experimental ch1&2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| empirical | based on experience
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| authority | who is telling me this?
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| logic | using logic to make further inferences
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| non empirical | indirect
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| intuition | spontaneous perception or judgment not based on reasoned mental steps
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| common sense | practical intelligence shared by a large group of people
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| counterintuitive | something that goes against common sense
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| science | way of obtaining knowledge by objective observations
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| scientific method | define problem, form hypothesis, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions, communicate findings
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| theory | system of ideas/principles to explain phenomena
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| hypothesis | a specific prediction about two or more variable that can be tested
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| variables | any event or behavior that can be measurable
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| description | observing behavior in order to describe it
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| prediction | identifying specific factors that are associated
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| explanatory | determining the causes of behavior/event
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| observation | naturalistic or laboratory observation
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| case studies | in depth study of one or more individuals
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| survey | asking questions thru self-report
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| correlation | the degree of relation between two variables, not imply causation
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| quasi-experimental method | compare groups of individuals across a "naturally occuring" variable
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| experimental method | determining if there is a cause and effect relationship between two variables, manipulate iv, measure dv, control over extraneous variables
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| empirical | based on experience, not common sense
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| objectives | some observations can be made by anyone, all conclude same thing
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| self-correcting | new evidence may contradict what is currently known
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| progressive | moving forward in truth
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| tentative | able to be changed
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| parsimonious | as simple as possible
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| concerned with theory | figuring out why and how
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| good theory | falsifiable
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| law | a statement that certain events are regularly associated with each other in an orderly way
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| theory | a statement or set or statements explaining one or more laws, usually including one indirect concept needed to explain the relationship
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| falsifiability | the property of a good theory that it is capable of disproof
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