CMN 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Nomothetic
24 Sep 2016
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Social scientists- studies what goes on between individuals. Ex: if studying a person who is a bigot, social scientists will actually study bigotry. (bigotry= variable) why is bigotry high in one instance then low in another? . 3 ways to categorize studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory. Idiographic explanation: fully explained the causes in this particular instance. (limited to present case) Nomothetic explanation: explains class or group of events/situations. Partial explanation is accepted. (ex: usually, on the whole etc. ) Inductive reasoning from the particular to the general from specifics to find a pattern that explains some sort of order among the events. Deductive reasoning from general to the particular. ** each of us possess free choice/agency to an extent however we allow ourselves to be influenced by other forces/factors. We can, but we often surrender our choice, putting the responsibility on other things that are more readily understandable. Tolerance for ambiguity: ability to hold conflicting ideas w/o denying/dismissing them.
