PSY 2174 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Publication Bias, Reductionism, Nonprobability Sampling
30 Sep 2016
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Method of tenacity (belief perseverance: tenacity: info accepted as true since it was always believed (ex. superstition, limits: potential inaccuracies; no method for correcting erroneous ideas. Method of intuition: intuition: info accepted on the basis of a hunch, limit: no method for separating accurate from inaccurate knowledge. Rational method: seek answers by logical reasoning; ex. valid argument: 1-2 premises + conclusion, limitations. Logical conclusions are only valid if premises are true. People are not very good at logical reasoning- argument may not logically support the conclusion. Method of empiricism: empiricism: answer questions by direct observation or personal experience (via senses, limitations. Your senses can lie to you; observations can be misinterpreted or swayed by beliefs. Form a tentative answer or explanation (hypothesis) that describes or explains a relationship between. Use your hypothesis to generate a testable prediction (rational method) Evaluate the prediction by making systematic planned observations (empiricism) Use the observations to support, refute or refine the original hypothesis.
