KINE 2049 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hair Conditioner, Scientific Method, The Techniques
24 Nov 2012
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4 significant points in human history allows verbal communication of ideas storage and saving of ideas. Computers: search/analyze info and data much more rapidly. Profession is only as strong as the research that it produces. A profession must produce new knowledge if it is to remain successful. Astronomy vs astrology both are the study of stars but astrology produces legitimate research. The primary method by which a profession advances its knowledge base is the process of research. Research is about finding solutions to problems in a logical, orderly and systematic fashion. Research is an organized attempt to obtain knowledge (facts/truth) When necessary correct old knowledge (ex: thought that the world was flat, people sail and never come back = fall off the edge of the earth) Experiment is the gold standard for research (gold standard = properly conducted experiment) True experiment participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group; done to eliminate alternate hypotheses.
