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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 em...

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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 problem? correct answers Hunch/feeling that something is correct

Problem: difficult to determine accuracy

Authority and problem? correct answers Trusted authority tells you the facts

Problem: what is basis claim, how do you know it is correct, and claims often go unchallenged

Rationalism and problem? correct answers Starting with basic principles, use logic or reasoning
to establish new facts

Problems:

Empiricism and problem? correct answers Knowledge is based on direct observation

Problem: not all phenomena are directly observable, perception does not equal reality

What are the steps of the scientific method? correct answers Identify a problem
design the research study
conduct the study
analyze and interpret results
communicate the findings
continue the research cycle

Why is identifying the problem important? correct answers you form a hypothesis

Why is designing the research study important? correct answers Measurement and sampling
happen

Why is conduct the study important? correct answers you collect your data

Why is analyzing and interpreting results important? correct answers Summarizing what we
found, organizing, simplifying data

, Why is communicating the findings important? correct answers for other researchers to evaluate,
replicate, verify, and extend

Why is continuing the research cycle important? correct answers examine new questions

What are the properties of a good theory? correct answers Predictions, testable, and not
permanent

How are theories, hypotheses, and data related to one another? correct answers Is a logical one

What are the four properties of a good hypothesis? correct answers -Linked to theory and/or
background literature
-testable/falsifiable
-precise
-parsimonious/simple

Issues with "linked to theory and/or background literature"? correct answers Is critical for
determining the state of knowledge in an area, and developing a new idea

Issues with "testable/falsifiable"? correct answers

Issues with "precise"? correct answers replicated

Issues with "parsimonious/simple"? correct answers Hypothesis is based on few or no untested
assumptions

Operational definition? correct answers are the means by which we measure a construct, based
on external factors

Good operation definitions is correct answers observable and replicable

Independent variable? correct answers variable believed to be the cause of some change

Dependent variable? correct answers variable believed to be effective, it "depends" on the value
of the other

Self-report measures? correct answers rely on participants' self-assessments of their behavior,
thoughts, and experiences

What different types of questions can be used with self-report measure? correct answers -Open-
ended
-fixed-alternative
-rating scale response

Open-ended? correct answers essay-type questions with no fixed answer

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