PSYC 2017 : 2017test1
Document Summary
Methods of acquiring knowledge: intuition- knowing without reasoning, authority- facts stated from a respected source, problem: authority can be wrong or have different priorities, problem: no mechanism for separating accurate from inaccurate knowledge. I just know that if i don"t recopy my notes three times i will do horrible on the test . My 6th grade teacher told me that the best way to study is to do a little bit everyday . Identification of the problem and forming a hypothesis: hypotheses express the expected or predicted relationships between the variables, 2. Designing the experiment: experimental variables (independent variables) study method, 3. Testing the hypothesis through statistical analysis: 5. The use of other methods of acquiring knowledge in science. Intuition- used in forming some hypotheses: authority- can be used in the design phase of a study, rationalism- used to derive hypotheses, empiricism- observation used to collect data in science.
