Test Your Knowledge on Research and Methods of Acquiring Knowledge!

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What is research?

The intellectual activity of asking and answering questions about nature through disciplined inquiry. (correct)

The practice of using scientific tools to prove a hypothesis.

The process of gathering information through intuition and authority.

The act of following established knowledge without questioning.

What are the characteristics of a researcher?

Rationalism, empiricism, and scientific methods.

Tenacity, intuition, and authority.

Persistence, curiosity, and the ability to devise relevant questions. (correct)

Systematic thinking, critical questioning, and demanding evidence.

What is the essence of research?

The researcher's way of thinking. (correct)

The tools used in the research process.

The questions asked during the research process.

The products of the research.

What are the basic assumptions about nature that all fields of science subscribe to?

Nature is orderly and we can learn about it through observing it. Signup and view all the answers

What are some methods of acquiring knowledge other than research?

Tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, and empiricism. Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of persistence in research?

Asking questions can be dangerous and challenging established knowledge can lead to persecution. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between rationalism and empiricism?

Rationalism involves using logic and reasoning to acquire new knowledge, while empiricism involves acquiring knowledge through observation of the world around us. Signup and view all the answers

What is research?

The act of asking and answering questions about nature through disciplined inquiry Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of a researcher?

Persistence, curiosity, and the ability to devise relevant questions to gain a new understanding Signup and view all the answers

What are the other methods of acquiring knowledge mentioned in the text?

Tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, empiricism, and scientific methods Signup and view all the answers

What is the essence of research?

The researcher's way of thinking Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between rationalism and empiricism?

Rationalism involves using logic and reasoning to acquire new knowledge, while empiricism involves acquiring knowledge through observation of the world around us Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of persistence for researchers?

Asking questions can be dangerous and challenging established knowledge can lead to persecution Signup and view all the answers

What are the basic assumptions about nature that all fields of science subscribe to?

The assumption that nature is orderly and that we can learn about it through observing it Signup and view all the answers

Research is the process of asking and answering questions about nature through disciplined inquiry.

True Signup and view all the answers

The researcher's central activity involves irrational thinking and blind acceptance of ideas.

False Signup and view all the answers

Tools and products are not important in the research process.

False Signup and view all the answers

Persistence, curiosity, and the ability to devise relevant questions are important characteristics of a researcher.

True Signup and view all the answers

Tenacity, intuition, and authority are the only methods of acquiring knowledge.

False Signup and view all the answers

All fields of science share basic assumptions, such as the assumption that nature is orderly.

True Signup and view all the answers

Scientists who challenged established knowledge were never persecuted.

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Study Notes

Introduction to Research and Methods of Acquiring Knowledge

Research is the intellectual activity of asking and answering questions about nature through disciplined inquiry.
The researcher's central activity involves creative, systemic thinking, critical questioning, and demanding evidence to support ideas.
The essence of research is the researcher's way of thinking, tools and products are in place to assist the research process.
Characteristics of a researcher include persistence, curiosity, and the ability to devise relevant questions to gain a new understanding.
Other methods of acquiring knowledge include tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, empiricism, and scientific methods.
All fields of science subscribe to a set of basic assumptions about nature, including the assumption that nature is orderly and that we can learn about it through observing it.
Examples of scientists who caused disarray by posing serious threats to established knowledge include Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Charles Darwin, and Alfred Wallace.
Persistence is an important trait for researchers, as asking questions can be dangerous and challenging established knowledge can lead to persecution.
Exciting ideas, thoughts, and flashes of insight are the initial part of science, followed by putting them through the rigor of procedures and scientific scrutiny.
For academic credit or module, the point to be proven is that the student is capable of doing research.
Scientists seek answers to their own questions, and their work is based on the ability to devise relevant questions and systematically work towards answers to gain a new understanding.
Rationalism involves using logic and reasoning to acquire new knowledge, while empiricism involves acquiring knowledge through observation of the world around us.

Introduction to Research and Methods of Acquiring Knowledge

Research is the intellectual activity of asking and answering questions about nature through disciplined inquiry.
The researcher's central activity involves creative, systemic thinking, critical questioning, and demanding evidence to support ideas.
The essence of research is the researcher's way of thinking, tools and products are in place to assist the research process.
Characteristics of a researcher include persistence, curiosity, and the ability to devise relevant questions to gain a new understanding.
Other methods of acquiring knowledge include tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, empiricism, and scientific methods.
All fields of science subscribe to a set of basic assumptions about nature, including the assumption that nature is orderly and that we can learn about it through observing it.
Examples of scientists who caused disarray by posing serious threats to established knowledge include Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Charles Darwin, and Alfred Wallace.
Persistence is an important trait for researchers, as asking questions can be dangerous and challenging established knowledge can lead to persecution.
Exciting ideas, thoughts, and flashes of insight are the initial part of science, followed by putting them through the rigor of procedures and scientific scrutiny.
For academic credit or module, the point to be proven is that the student is capable of doing research.
Scientists seek answers to their own questions, and their work is based on the ability to devise relevant questions and systematically work towards answers to gain a new understanding.
Rationalism involves using logic and reasoning to acquire new knowledge, while empiricism involves acquiring knowledge through observation of the world around us.

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