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What does it mean if a research study generates more questions than it answers?
What does it mean if a research study generates more questions than it answers?
- The research study is irrelevant
- The research study is incomplete (correct)
- The research study is highly successful
- The research study was poorly designed
If the results of a study support the original hypothesis, what are the two possible routes to take afterwards?
If the results of a study support the original hypothesis, what are the two possible routes to take afterwards?
- Terminate the study, since the hypothesis is proven
- Test the boundaries of the result or refine the research question (correct)
- Rewrite the results to fit a new hypothesis
- Ignore the results and look for a new hypothesis
What does it mean that science is empirical?
What does it mean that science is empirical?
- Science is completely isolated from the world
- Science is based on theoretical models
- Science is solely driven by personal beliefs
- Science relies on observations to obtain answers (correct)
Why are observations in scientific studies performed under specified conditions?
Why are observations in scientific studies performed under specified conditions?
What does it mean that science is objective?
What does it mean that science is objective?
What is meant by 'a dispassionate search for knowledge' in science?
What is meant by 'a dispassionate search for knowledge' in science?
What is the purpose of Step 5 in the scientific method?
What is the purpose of Step 5 in the scientific method?
Where do most quantitative researches generally end?
Where do most quantitative researches generally end?
What is the purpose of Step 1 in the psychological research process?
What is the purpose of Step 1 in the psychological research process?
Why is it important for a researcher to be honestly interested in their topic?
Why is it important for a researcher to be honestly interested in their topic?
When can a researcher skip forming a hypothesis in the psychological research process?
When can a researcher skip forming a hypothesis in the psychological research process?
What does Step 5 of the scientific method involve?
What does Step 5 of the scientific method involve?
What is the primary distinction between science and pseudoscience?
What is the primary distinction between science and pseudoscience?
What is one of the key components that pseudoscience lacks?
What is one of the key components that pseudoscience lacks?
Why is replication important in the scientific method?
Why is replication important in the scientific method?
How does science differ from pseudoscience in terms of challenging theories?
How does science differ from pseudoscience in terms of challenging theories?
What is a key feature of scientific theories?
What is a key feature of scientific theories?
Which component separates science from pseudoscience?
Which component separates science from pseudoscience?
What is the main difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Research?
What is the main difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Research?
Which type of research involves obtaining numerical scores for statistical analysis?
Which type of research involves obtaining numerical scores for statistical analysis?
What is the primary focus of Quantitative Research?
What is the primary focus of Quantitative Research?
Which type of research is based on making observations summarized in a narrative report?
Which type of research is based on making observations summarized in a narrative report?
What distinguishes Qualitative Research from Quantitative Research in terms of data interpretation?
What distinguishes Qualitative Research from Quantitative Research in terms of data interpretation?
What characterizes the process of Qualitative Research?
What characterizes the process of Qualitative Research?
What method involves formulating specific questions and systematically finding answers?
What method involves formulating specific questions and systematically finding answers?
Which method often relies on accepting information from a trusted source?
Which method often relies on accepting information from a trusted source?
What does inductive reasoning involve in the scientific method?
What does inductive reasoning involve in the scientific method?
Which method focuses on relying on personal beliefs or feelings?
Which method focuses on relying on personal beliefs or feelings?
What is the primary goal of the scientific method?
What is the primary goal of the scientific method?
Which method involves trusting a higher power or religious belief for answers?
Which method involves trusting a higher power or religious belief for answers?
Study Notes
- Methods of acquiring knowledge include Method of Tenacity, Intuition, Authority, and Faith, which may not always produce accurate answers.
- Rationalism, Empiricism, and the Scientific Method are knowledge acquisition methods that prioritize accuracy and reliability in answers.
- The Scientific Method involves formulating specific questions, systematically finding answers, observing behavior, using inductive reasoning, and comparing observations with predictions.
- In the Psychological Research Process, steps include finding a research idea, forming a hypothesis, testing boundaries of results, and refining the research question based on findings.
- Science is empirical, objective, and public, relying on structured observations under specified conditions and avoiding researcher biases.
- Pseudoscience lacks testable and refutable hypotheses, objective evaluation of evidence, self-challenging theories, and grounding in past science.
- Qualitative Research focuses on narrative reports from observations, while Quantitative Research involves measuring variables for statistical analysis and interpretation.
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Learn about the importance of refining or reformulating your research idea in the psychological research process. Understand why results may lead to more questions than answers and the subsequent steps involved. Explore other elements of the scientific method.
