RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

◉ Method of Tenacity.
Answer: information is accepted as true because it has always been
believed or because superstition supports it


◉ issues with the method of tenacity.
Answer: - information might not be accurate
- no method for correcting erroneous ideas


◉ method of intuition.
Answer: information is accepted on the bias of a hunch or gut feeling


◉ Method of authority.
Answer: a person relies on information or answers from an expert in
the subject area


◉ issues with the method of authority.
Answer: -it does not always provide accurate information
- answers obtained from an expert could be personal or subjective

, - generalized
-often accepted without question
- not all experts are experts


◉ Method of faith.
Answer: people put complete trust in the authority figure and accept
information from the authority figure without a doubt or a challenge


◉ ways to increase confidence in the information you obtain by the
method of authority.
Answer: - evaluate the source of the information
- evaluate the information itself
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◉ rational method/ Rationalism.
Answer: seeks answers by the use of logical reasoning


◉ Premise statements.
Answer: describe the facts or assumptions that are presumed to be
true


◉ argument.