CH 2 LECT 1 _240909_101028 PDF Notes
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These notes cover various aspects of research methods, including an overview of science, different research purposes, and types of studies. The notes also define essential terms and outline the stages of the scientific method.
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Gentler reminder: The notes you take in my classroom are my intellectual property and they are copyrighted to me. For this reason, they can not be posted online including social media, they can not be distributed in any way, shape, or form. All rights reserved. Thanks! The Bullet Points (BPs) are d...
Gentler reminder: The notes you take in my classroom are my intellectual property and they are copyrighted to me. For this reason, they can not be posted online including social media, they can not be distributed in any way, shape, or form. All rights reserved. Thanks! The Bullet Points (BPs) are documents that I have created for you. They are designed for you to use during the lectures to take notes on. Every posted BP will contain the sections and the concepts that we will cover in that lecture. CHAPTER 2 METHODS LECT 1 I – Introduction: Definition: Scope: A - Why do we need science? Intuition: Common sense: Overconfidence: B- How Do We Know?: Rationalism: Empiricism: Kant: C- The Scientific Method: 1. identify 2. gather information 3. develop a hypothesis (See below) 4. design and conduct experiment (or other type of studies). 5 analyze the data and draw conclusion 6. restart the process develop a hypothesis: Definition: Must be falsifiable: Replication: Evolution: II – Types of Research Methods (3) A- Descriptive Research: A.1 Purpose: It allows: It allows us to answer: What When Where How However, it does not: A.2 Case Study: Definition: Advantages: Keep a record: 1st step: Most: Capture: Disadvantages: Researcher bias: Can not:
