SOSC 3993 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Likert Scale, Literature Review, Reductionism
7 Dec 2016
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Sosc 3993 strategies of social science research. Lecture one introduction to social research connecting theory and research. You are accepting things as being true because it is the way it has always been: common sense relying on what you know or makes sense. Overgeneralization an error people use when using personal experience instead of acquired knowledge. Selective observation tendency you take notice of certain people or events based on pass experience or attitudes. Premature closure occurs when you feel you have an answer, and you don"t need to listen, seek information, or raise questions any longer. Halo effect occurs when you overgeneralize from what we accept as being highly positive, Social theory a system of interconnected ideas that organize knowledge about the social world prestigious, and let that strong rep rub off into others areas: levels of theory: Macrosocial theory explanations about large aspects of social reality. Microsocial theory explanations about small aspects of social reality.
