KINE 2049 Study Guide - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Convenience Sampling, Empiricism
26 Oct 2014
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Human knowledge and understanding of the world is continually challenged. This lack of a common name illustrates the evolving nature of the discipline. Testimonials: statement providing evidence in support of a claim, use before and after photos, do not represent what will happen to the average individual under similar conditions. Statistical information: statistics can be made to say almost anything, where do these numbers and facts come from, need to use critical thinking skills to evaluate information. Gaining knowledge: goal of research is to get information to answer questions, process. Function of theories: help organize information and are used to make predictions. Occam"s razor - explanations should be kept as simple as possible: testability - extent to which empirical methods may be used to gather evidence. Example of theory: delayed-onset muscle soreness, test to see if it can be prevented by stretching/warming up before exercise, it did not support the theory.
