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18 Cards in this Set
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what are the goals of science?
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to understand and explain some aspect of the world around us
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Inappropriate vs. appropriate questions
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Appropriate questions are questioned that can be answered by making observations. Inappropriate deal with essence, morality, existence, etc.
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Research Ethics
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the application of ethical principles to scientific research.
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inductive research skills
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begins with observation to try to build a theory
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deductive research skills
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begins with theory, developing hypothesis
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control
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holding variables constant
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variable
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something that is subject to variation
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objectivity
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being unbiased
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subjectivity
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how you feel about something; bias
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empirical data
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based on an observation that can be tested
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experiment
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social research that entails the manipulation of the independent variable and researcher control
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surverys
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the administration of questionnaires or interviews to relatively large groups of people.
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field research
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gaining firsthand knowledge by putting yourself in an environment.
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available data
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data that has been generated for purposes other than those for which the researcher is using them.
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concept
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words or signs that refer to common properties. EX. weight
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hypotheses
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an expected but unconfirmed relationship among 2 or more variables
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laws
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propositions that have been repeatedly verified and are widely accepted
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theory
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a logically interconnected set of propositions that show how or why a relationship occurs.
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