RESEARCH METHODS - Features of Science
- Created by: EmilyEther
- Created on: 15-03-19 14:33
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- Features of Science
- Empirical methods
- info gained from direct observation or experiment rather than beliefs or argument
- empirical evidence - the things we know to be true
- empirical def: a method of gaining knowledge which relies on direct obser or testing, not hearsay or rational argument
- Objectivity
- science should be objective - not affected in any way by expectations / bias of researcher
- good science should involve lots of control (observational inc)
- extraneous and confounding - shows there is not enough control
- Replicability
- it should be practically possible to replicate a study
- if repeated, it should have the same results
- reliability = replicability
- procedures should be explained precisely enough that someone else can perform it
- Theory Construction
- a collection of general principles that explain observations and facts
- Hypothesis testing
- inductive method
- deductive method
- Empirical methods
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