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Normally I post notes in the order of the lecture but seeing as I took condensed lecture-book notes for the exam, they are in order of topic rather than lectures.
1. What is Research?
Inductive Reasoning is where you come up with a general theory from specific observations whereas Deductive Reasoning is where you use a general theory and apply it to specific observations.
Methods of Knowledge Acquisition:
- Tenacity (habit or superstition)
- Intuition (hunch or feeling)
- Authority (expert)
- Rationalism (reasoning)
- Empiricism (direct sensory observation)
- Science
Science is different from pseudoscience in that it must withstand rigorous tests.
The Scientific Method: first you develop interest through observation, form a tentative explanation (hypothesis), generate a testable prediction, test the prediction using systematic observations, and evaluate the hypothesis using observations.
- Advantages: experimental findings and methods are precise and clear which makes it easier to replicate studies.
- Good Science is empirical, public, and objective.
Basic research is done to advance our knowledge whereas applied research is done to help people (for society). Applied science is more funded and often builds on basic research.
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