Method of tenacity - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

3 components of what we mean by "science"? correct answers content, method, attitude What is science? correct answers an organized body of knowledge on a particular subject What are the various non-scientific ways of knowing? correct answers tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, and empiricism Tenacity and problem? correct answers "It is just known to be this way" Problems: accuracy, mere exposure effect, refusal to accept contradictory evidence Intuition and pr...

Upon hearing that one of her favorite actors has died, Natasha worries out loud about who the other two deaths will involve, as she is certain that deaths come in threes. Natasha's assertion that deaths come in threes is based on which of the following? - Correct Answer-Tenacity A drawback of the method of tenacity is that it: - Correct Answer-Does not allow for the correction of erroneous ideas Jan decides to play the lottery because she just feels like it is her day to win. She picks th...

C The rational method The following scenario represents which way of knowing? You know that your mother and her sister (your aunt) are sworn enemies and will never talk again. When you wrecked your car, only your uncles and aunt new about it. So, if your mother found out about your wrecked car, your uncle must have blabbed. A The method of tenacity B The method of authority C The rational method D The scientific method A hypothesis A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called...

CHYS 2P52 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ Methods of acquiring knowledge - -ways in which a person can know things or discover answers to questions method of tenacity - -information is accepted as true because it has always been believed or because superstition supports it method of intuition - -information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or "gut feeling" method of authority - -person relies on information or answers from an expert in the subject area method ...

content correct answers one of the 3 components of science; an organized body of knowledge on a particular subject; universals of human behavior and human experience method correct answers one of the 3 components of science; basic, applied, and evaluative research attitude correct answers one of the 3 components of science; science involves a way of looking at the world that focuses on observable information over unobservable information, which is evidence for one's claim basic resea...

What are the different "ways of knowing" and how is science unique? Ans: The ways of knowing are knowledge via superstition; via intuition; via authority; via tenacity; via rationalism; via empiricism; via science. Science is unique because it merges rationalism and empiricism to craft hypotheisis and theories. How is science defined? Ans: The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate principles that can be verified What ar...

What is tenacity? correct answers acquiring knowledge by having blind faith/ believing something in all circumstances ex. convincing a 3 year old that santa claus is not real - con: just bc you believe in something doesnt make it true What is authority? correct answers acquiring knowledge by accepting information from supposed experts like government officials, teachers, parents -ex. experts saying global warming is an issue -con: an authority figure could be wrong What is intui...

Methods of Aquiring Knowledge correct answers ways that a person can know things or discover answers to questions Method of Tenacity correct answers information is accepted as true. From habit or superstition Method of intuition correct answers Information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or "gut feeling" Method of Authority correct answers a person relies on information or answers from an expert in the subject area Method of Faith correct answers people have unquestioning t...

PSYC-255: Quiz 1 questions with correct answer The method of tenacity is a nonscientific way of knowing. - answer-True A football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is using the method of faith. - answer-False Finding information in a textbook would be an example of using the rational method of inquiry. - answer-False You know that birds and squirrels eat the mushrooms in your backyard every day and you know that they are healthy. Based on ...

Methods of Acquiring Knowledge ways in which a person can know things or discover answers to questions Method of Tenacity information is accepted as true because it has always been believed or because superstition supports it Method of Intuition Information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or "gut feeling" Method of Authority a person relies on information or answers from an expert in the subject area Method of faith a variant of the method of authority in which people have unqu...