SOCI 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sampling Frame, Research, Social Constructionism
13 Sep 2018
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Scientific thinking seeks to avoid these types of errors. Causal observing: overgeneralization: overgeneralize a pattern/trend as universal with no historical/longitudinal analysis, selective observation: generalizing or making statements based on observing limited variables/details. There may be more variables (elements) to give you a bigger more complete picture of the situation that is being observed: qualification: worried about being overgeneralizing but you are still basing thinking on casual observation. Ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t looked at something for long enough time to see that there might be other variables affecting a relationship: mystification: mystical elements, mystical explanations for things. Quantitative research: identify a theoretical area of interest, translate abstract idea into a testable hypothesis (logical assumption of guess based on theoretical area of interest, collect and analyze data, accept or reject the hypothesis. Want to see if there is a relationship between: dependant variable: presumed effect in cause-and-effect relationship (depends on the independent variable, independent variable: presumed cause in cause-and-effect relationship.
