RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ issues with rationalism/ rational method.
Answer: - if any premise is incorrect than we cannot have any
confidence in the truth of the logical conclusion
- only valid for the specific situation described by the premise
statement
- people are not good at logical reasoning
◉ empirical method / empiricism.
Answer: uses observation or direct sensory to experience to obtain
knowledge
◉ issues with empirical method.
Answer: - common for people to perceive the world around them
- perceptions can be altered by: prior knowledge, expectations,
feelings or beliefs
- misinterpret what you see
- time consuming and sometimes dangerous
, ◉ Steps of the scientific method.
Answer: 1. Observe behavior or other Phenomena
2. Form a tentative Answer or explanation( Hypothesis)
3. Use your hypothesis to generate a testable prediction
4. Evaluate the prediction by making systematic, planned
observations
5. Use the observations to support, refute, or refine the original
hypothesis
◉ induction/ inductive reasoning.
Answer: involves using a relatively small set of specific observations
as the bias for forming a general statement about a larger set of
possible observations
◉ Variables.
Answer: characteristics or conditions that change or have different
values for different individuals
◉ hypothesis.
Answer: a statement that describes or explains a relationship
between or among variables
◉ prediction.
SCIENCES EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ issues with rationalism/ rational method.
Answer: - if any premise is incorrect than we cannot have any
confidence in the truth of the logical conclusion
- only valid for the specific situation described by the premise
statement
- people are not good at logical reasoning
◉ empirical method / empiricism.
Answer: uses observation or direct sensory to experience to obtain
knowledge
◉ issues with empirical method.
Answer: - common for people to perceive the world around them
- perceptions can be altered by: prior knowledge, expectations,
feelings or beliefs
- misinterpret what you see
- time consuming and sometimes dangerous
, ◉ Steps of the scientific method.
Answer: 1. Observe behavior or other Phenomena
2. Form a tentative Answer or explanation( Hypothesis)
3. Use your hypothesis to generate a testable prediction
4. Evaluate the prediction by making systematic, planned
observations
5. Use the observations to support, refute, or refine the original
hypothesis
◉ induction/ inductive reasoning.
Answer: involves using a relatively small set of specific observations
as the bias for forming a general statement about a larger set of
possible observations
◉ Variables.
Answer: characteristics or conditions that change or have different
values for different individuals
◉ hypothesis.
Answer: a statement that describes or explains a relationship
between or among variables
◉ prediction.
