PSY-1 Study Guide - Conjoined Twins, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning
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2. 1 why is research important: research is a mandatory process in validating claims. Without research, we would only have intuition and groundless assumptions. Through research we are able to prove certain ideas through study and testing. Because psychology is a science, research is required to not only further investigate something but provide verification and support of the findings: psychological research utilizes tools within the scientific method to process observations and claims made. The two processes work interchangeably: in the process of inductive reasoning, new ideas are generated from empirical observations. This concrete quality in a hypothesis is what separates it from general ideas gathering. Questions: what is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning, the scientific method is often described as self-correcting and cyclical. Briefly describe your understanding of the scientific method with regard to these concepts: in this section, conjoined twins, krista and tatiana, were described as being potential participants in a case study.
