LAW 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Desirability Bias, Scientific Method, Operational Definition
23 Sep 2012
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There are other ways we learn about the world and ourselves- through reason intuition and common sense- religion and spirituality; the arts and the teachings of family friends and others. The scientific method was used by physicist and chemists for several centuries to make great progress in determining the laws of physical science. Curiosity, skepticism, and open-mindedness are driving forces behind scientifics inquiry. John darley and bibb latane- experiment in a murder where people saw a murder but did not call 911, assuming that another individual had called 911 already. Darley and latane also were skeptical of the media"s bystander apathy . Darley and latane reasoned that the presence of multiple bystanders produced a diffusion of responsibility, a psychological state in which each person feels decreased personal responsibility for intervening. They performed several experiments to test their explanations. Science involves a continuous interplay between observing and explaining events. Curiosity sparks the first step: identifying a question of interest.
