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Acquiring knowledge
Science
Approaches to research
Planning and doing research
Critical thinking
100
I believe it is true because it has always been true
What is Tradition or tenacity?
100
Findings that are replicated before they are accepted
What is Replicability
100
Research involving people of different ages at one point vs research involving a single age over a number of years
What is Cross-sectional vs longitudinal
100
Focus on all of the details
What is Planning the method and carrying it out
100
What are two things critical thinkers want to avoid
What is Emotional reasoning oversimplifying
200
I believe it is true because I feel it is true
What is Intuition?
200
An explanation for a phenomena
What is Parsimony
200
Research that satisfies curiosity vs research applying knowledge to benefit human kind
What is Basic vs applied
200
Operationalize your concepts
What is Generating testable hypothesis
200
Not cynical to critical thinkers
What is Maintain an air of skepticism but be open minded
300
I believe it is true because an "expert" says it is true
What is Authority?
300
Relying on real evidence to confirm claims
What is Empiricism
300
Research involving a population of measurement vs research involving trying to answer "why" questions
What is Descriptive vs explanatory
300
Define your independent, dependent, and controlled variables
What is Classifying variables
300
What is the first and last things critical thinkers do
What is Ask questions Separate facts from opinion
400
I believe it is true because It happened to me
What is Personal experience
400
A belief that events have natural causes
What is Determinism
400
Research that measures differences in the amount of behaviour vs research that describes differences in quality of behaviour
What is Quantitative vs qualitative
400
You need to consider time, money, facilities, and the variables you want to measure
What is Selecting an appropriate design
400
Drawing conclusions/ generalizations from anecdotal evidence
What is fallacy
500
I believe it is true because I measured it
What is Empiricism?
500
scientific method
What is Assume a natural cause Make an educated guess Test your guess Revise your hypothesis re-test make a conclusion
500
Research that takes place in a natural setting vs research that allows better control over variables
What is Field vs laboratory
500
Reasons for selecting a research topic
What is Life experience Existing research common sense new technology
500
What is the first five points to the critical thinking process
What is Ask questions Define the problem Examine the available evidence Analyze assumptions and biases Avoid emotional reasoning