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14 Cards in this Set
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Overgeneralization
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Occurs when we unjustifiably conclude that what is true for some cases is true for all cases.
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Selective (inaccurate) observation
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Choosing to look only at things that are in line with our preferences or beliefs.
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Illogical reasoning
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The premature jumping to conclusions or arguing on the basis of invalid assumptions.
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Resistance to change
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THe reluctance to change our ideas in light of new information.
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Science
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A set of logical, systematic, documented methods for investigating nature and natural processes; the knowledge produced by these investigations.
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Social Science
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The use of scientific methods to investigate individuals, societies, and social processes; the knowledge produced by these investigations.
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Descriptive research
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Research in which social phenomena are defined and described.
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Exploratory research
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Seeks to find out how people get along in the setting under question, what meanings they give to their actions, and what issues concern them.
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Explanatory research
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Seeks to identify causes and effects of social phenomena and to predict how one phenomenon will change or vary in response to variation in another phenomenon.
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Evaluation research
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Research that describes or identifies the impact of social policies and programs.
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Validity
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The state that exists when an indicator measures what we think it measures.
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Generalizability
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Exists when a conclusion holds true for the population, group, setting, or event that we say it does, given the conditions that we specify; it is the extent to which a study can inform us about persons, places, or events that were not directly studied.
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Sample generalizability
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Exists when a conclusion based on a sample, or subset, of a larger population holds true for that person.
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Causal validity (internal validity)
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Exist when a conclusion that A leads to, or results in, B is correct.
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