SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Operationalization, Participant Observation
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Ottffssent is the first letter of each number. Robert brym couldn"t figure out the puzzle because he was always used to. Brym"s experience with solving letter puzzles by using certain set methods. This shows that experience sometimes prevents people from seeing things kept him from solving the unusual problem of ottffssent. Experience helps determine how we perceive reality, including what patterns solving puzzles with the distance method we see and whether we can see patterns at all. To understand how sociologists use science to conduct research, it is helpful to distinguish two levels of experience. To understand our experience, it is useful to distinguish concrete and abstract levels. If life were experiences exclusively at the concrete level, it would be full of sensations but devoid of meaning. We do not live exclusively at a concrete level. Propositions emerge when your mind connects concepts in a meaningful way.
