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Questions and Answers
What is an important goal of report writing?
What is an important goal of report writing?
- To disregard prior research
- To integrate findings into existing facts (correct)
- To conduct experiments without reviewing literature
- To duplicate someone else's work
How can a good literature review help researchers?
How can a good literature review help researchers?
- By ensuring they duplicate previous work
- By helping them avoid duplicating someone else's work (correct)
- By encouraging them to ignore prior research
- By providing no benefit to the research process
What is intuition closest to, according to the text?
What is intuition closest to, according to the text?
- Classical conditioning
- Empirical testing
- Phenomenology (correct)
- Hypothesis formulation
When is intuition likely to be most helpful, according to Herbert Simon?
When is intuition likely to be most helpful, according to Herbert Simon?
What is the relationship between intuition and expertise, according to the text?
What is the relationship between intuition and expertise, according to the text?
What is the role of intuition in the research process, according to the text?
What is the role of intuition in the research process, according to the text?
What is one benefit of a fruitful hypothesis?
What is one benefit of a fruitful hypothesis?
Which process is illustrated by Watson and Rayner's 1920 study on classical conditioning?
Which process is illustrated by Watson and Rayner's 1920 study on classical conditioning?
What is the primary purpose of inductive reasoning in research?
What is the primary purpose of inductive reasoning in research?
Which researcher is known for advocating inductive research in psychology?
Which researcher is known for advocating inductive research in psychology?
What is the relationship between induction and theory building?
What is the relationship between induction and theory building?
What is the primary focus of the deductive model in research?
What is the primary focus of the deductive model in research?
What is the primary benefit of having a well-developed theory with clearly stated premises?
What is the primary benefit of having a well-developed theory with clearly stated premises?
What is the relationship between induction and deduction in research, as described in the text?
What is the relationship between induction and deduction in research, as described in the text?
What is the role of serendipity in generating new hypotheses, according to the text?
What is the role of serendipity in generating new hypotheses, according to the text?
What does the text suggest about the importance of intuition in research?
What does the text suggest about the importance of intuition in research?
Why is a thorough search of prior research literature important?
Why is a thorough search of prior research literature important?
Based on the information in the text, what can be inferred about the role of prior research in the scientific process?
Based on the information in the text, what can be inferred about the role of prior research in the scientific process?
Study Notes
Report Writing and Literature Review
- A good literature review helps avoid duplicating someone else's work and integrates findings into existing facts.
- Unplanned contributions, like Ivan Pavlov's discovery of classical conditioning, can be valuable.
Intuition in Research
- Intuition is knowing without reasoning, and is closest to phenomenology, where knowledge is acquired through personal experience.
- According to Herbert Simon (1967), intuition is most accurate when it comes from experts, resulting from unconscious expertise in an area.
Hypothesis Development
- A statement that leads to new studies is a fruitful hypothesis, such as Watson and Rayner's 1920 study of classical conditioning.
- A hypothesis is tentative until subjected to empirical tests.
Reasoning and Research
- Induction involves reasoning from specific cases to general principles, while deduction involves reasoning from general principles to make predictions about specific instances.
- Both induction and deduction are important in research and hypothesis formulation.
- BF Skinner was a convincing advocate for inductive research in psychology.
Serendipity and Hypothesis Generation
- Serendipity, or finding things not being sought, can be useful in generating new hypotheses when one is open to new possibilities.
- A good scientist takes notes of all potentially relevant observations and analyzes and evaluates them.
Prior Research and Hypothesis Development
- Prior experimental research is an excellent source of hypotheses, providing insight and ideas.
- A thorough search of the literature on a topic is essential to designing a good experiment and writing an effective report.
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Description
Learn about fruitful hypotheses in psychological studies and how they lead to new research. Explore an example from Watson and Rayner's 1920 study of classical conditioning.
