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Flashcards by mite.james, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by mite.james
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| Question | Answer |
| Definition of Empricism | The approach to learning about the world by basing decisions on evidence. |
| Definition of Determinism | Assumes the world is orderly. Sees nature as a series of causal relationships. (ie we recreate the same causal relationship and get the same result) |
| The Scientific Process | Question Observation Answer Or Theory Data Interpretation |
| Definition of a Theory | Testable. Provides general principle that can be tested by a general set of observations. Can then be applied to all relevant situations. |
| What is a Theory? | Relationship between two or more constructs. (refer to constructs) Describe a causal relationship. (describes the direction of the relationship) Lead to testable conclusions. |
| What makes a Theory scientific? | Testability. Observability. Falsifiability. |
| Theory VS Evidence | Theory: General Applied to many situations Evidence: Specific Observes a single situation |
| What constitutes a hypothesis? Iffy | What we expect to see "if our theory is true" Statement that provides a specific, concrete event. |
| Theory VS Hypothesis | Theory: General Abstract (built on) constructs One Hypothesis Specific Concrete (built on) variables Many |
| What is a construct? | Element of a theory: Abstract Intangible (often) not directly observable (concepts that are formally defined within a theory) |
| Elements of a hypothesis? | Observation: Concrete Tangible MUST BE directly observable Variables: Essentially, 'results' |
| Constructs VS Variables | Construct: Abstract, theoretical concept. Something we WANT TO measure. Variable: Specific, observable, concrete instance of a concept. Are a RESULT of measurement. |
| Operational Definition | Essentially: How we get from construct to variable. Defines how a variable is created (often how the concept is measured) Description of how the construct will be observed in order to create a variable. |
| Criteria for a Hypothesis | Refer to variables. Specifiy direction. (of relationship) |
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