SOCIOL 20 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Criterion Validity, Face Validity, Observational Error
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Selective observations: choosing to look only at things that are in line with our preferences and beliefs. Inaccurate observations: an observation based on faulty perceptions of empirical reality. Overgeneralizing: occurs when we unjustifiably conclude that what is true for some cases is true for all cases. Illogical reasoning: when we prematurely jump to conclusions or argue on the basis of invalid assumptions. Resistance to change: the reluctance to change our ideas, in light of new information. Observing through our five senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and/or smelling). Generalizing from what we have observed to other times, places, or people. Reasoning about the connections between different things that we have observed. Reevaluating our understanding of the social world on the basis of these processes. Feasibility: is it even feasible or possible to do. Social importance: are people going to care about this/is it important in the real world. Exploration: to explore what we know and find out what we don"t.
