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PSYC 314 Test -1 Questions And Answers Latest Update.
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- PSYC 314
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- Towson University
PSYC 314 Test -1 Questions And Answers Latest Update.
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PSYC 314 Test #1 Questions And Answers
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What are the methods of knowledge and acquiring knowledge? ANS✔✔ -
Tenacity
- Intuition
- Authority
- Rational
- Empirical
Method of tenacity ANS✔✔ Information is accepted as true because it has
always been *believed* or because *superstition* supports it
Method of intuition ANS✔✔ Information is accepted as true on the basis of a
*hunch* or *"gut feeling"*
Method of authority ANS✔✔ A person relies on information or answers from
an *expert* in the subject area
The rational method ANS✔✔ Seeks answers by the use of *logical
reasoning*
E.g., All three year old children are afraid of the dark → Amy is a 3-year-old
→ Amy is afraid of the dark
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The empirical method ANS✔✔ Uses *observations* or direct sensory
*experience* to obtain knowledge
Induction ANS✔✔ Involves using a relatively small set of specific
observations as the basis for forming a general statement about a larger set
of possible observations
*Observation → Idea*
*Specific → General*
Steps of the scientific method ANS✔✔ 1) Observe behavior or other
phenomena
2) Form a tentative answer or explanation (Hypothesis)
3) Use your hypothesis to generate a testable prediction
4) Evaluate the prediction by making systematic, planned observations
5) Use the observations to support, refute, or refine the original hypothesis
Deduction ANS✔✔ Uses a general statement as the basis for reaching a
conclusion about specific examples
*Idea → Observation*
*General → Specific*
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