04:189:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sailing Stones, Racetrack Playa, Golden Rule

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: Jenny Mandelbaum

Document Summary

Looking is indicative of a sense of closeness (eye contact) Examine a slide in the ppt depicting two adults sitting closely with three children. We have many native theories about what constitutes a family. Theories are guides to understanding or mental models of how things work. They allow us to describe something or explain why we see things one way or another, or even, predict/control present and future situations. There are based on experience, are taken for granted, are usually kept private by an individual, and are generally stable and difficult to change. In contrast to native theories, these are easy to question and change. They are based on systematic observation and testing. They are made public and can be questioned based on any of the following. Validity (being sure results are not mainly due to chance) Reliability (being sure results can be replicated) Utility (results are useful in real life)