SOC200H1 Chapter All: Soc 200 text notes.docx
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Asch experiment", were a group of subjects is presented with a set of lines on a screen and asked to identify the two lines that are of equal length objective reality doesn"t exist outside of our subjective experiences post modern view it is possible to study nonrational behaviour rationally and scientifically in part, the criticism of positivism challenges the idea that scientists can be as objective as the positivist ideal assumes all our experiences are inescapably subjective instersubjective scrutiny. Exploratory studies are most typically done for 3 purposes: to satisfy the researchers curiosity and desire for better understanding to test the feasibility of undertaking a more extensive study to develop the methods to be employed in any subsequent study they almost always yield new insights into a topic for research exploratory studies are also a source of grounded theory (inductive) they can hint at the answers and give insights into which research methods could provide definitive answers.
