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tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalism, empiricism
Methods of Acquiring Knowledge
tenacity
Knowledge based on superstition or habit - Belief exists because it has been accepted. The disadvantage
of this is that it can be prejudicial with no guarantee of accuracy of mechanism for error correction
intuition
-Knowledge based on a feeling
Advantages: used to form research hypothesis, though it must be tested using a scientific method.
Disadvantage: prejudicial with no basis for belief, accuracy or error correction
authority
Accepted because of respected source
-Not the same as an expert. Knowledge accepted without question. No guarantee of accuracy or
mechanism for error correction
Rationalism
• Knowledge through reasoning
-knowledge is assumed to be correct and often leads to errorous conclusions.
Valued in forming research hypothesis though it must be tested in a scientific method
, Empiricism
• Knowledge through experience
-prone to bias and experience is subjective
--Value is that it can lead to a collective and systematic experience
Science
The study of phenomena through strict observation, evaluation, interpretation, and theoretical
explanation
Systematic techniques
Used to acquire, modify, and integrate knowledge concerning observable and measurable phenomena
Goals of Science
describe, explain, predict, control
Stages of Investigation
Identify, research plan, conduct study, analyze data, communicate results, generate ideas (repeat cycle)
Identify, research plan, conduct study, analyze data, communicate results, generate ideas (repeat cycle)
stages of investigation
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