PSYO 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Scientific Method

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 1021
• Professor: LeBlanc

Document Summary

Lesson 3 research is what makes the difference between facts and opinions. Facts are observable realities, and opinions are personal judgments, conclusions, or attitudes that may or may not be accurate. In the scientific community, facts can be established only using evidence collected through empirical research. Scientific knowledge is advanced through a process known as the scientific method. In deductive reasoning , ideas are tested in the real world; in inductive reasoning , real-world observations lead to new ideas deductive reasoning begins with a generalization one hypothesis that is then used to reach logical conclusions about the real world. If the hypothesis is correct, then the logical conclusions reached through deductive reasoning should also be correct. A deductive reasoning argument might go something like this: all living things require energy to survive (this would be your hypothesis). Therefore, ducks require energy to survive (logical conclusion).