have different varying levels of medical and scientific backgrounds can significantly assist you in your decision. An educated decision is better than a spontaneous one. Scientists should always be willing to question and test an unproven belief or theory, because if we had all the solutions we would not even bother with the messy…
According to (Gelso, 2006), a theory is a statement of some expectation whether factual or assumed that exists between two or more variables. Even though theories vary in levels of abstraction, the goal for researchers should be to make them explicit so that they can be empirically tested for validity. A theory should go beyond the propositional level and further explain why variables relate to one another (Gelso, 2006). Theories serve certain functions and those are descriptive function,…
Chapter 10 in Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science is called “Why Clever People Believe Stupid Things” and the title alone hints what the upcoming theories will be about. When I read the title of the chapter, the first thing I thought about was superstitions and luck. As I read on, I discovered that the theory does actually touch upon the topic of luck. The Randomness theory discusses how humans have a habit of making something out of nothing (Goldacre, 2008). Goldacre provides a few example of this,…
justified truth. Throughout this semester I was introduced to each of the different theories of epistemology and how they apply to different people’s lives. Epistemology involves a numerous amount of theories, but four of the theories in particular caught my attention. The four theories that I was able to directly and indirectly analyze were: the correspondence theory, nihilism, empiricism, and relativism. Each of these theories differ in many ways but, all have a solid explanation as to why…
evolution of the Earth. Both Myth and Science live together. What is a myth? It’s a story that explains some legends or natural phenomenon or else like, for example, the Creation of the Earth and Human Being. The cosmogonies are mythic or scientific theories that explain the universe creation. Each mythology has their…
time and broke down this one definition of science we would see that it talks about behavior in a physical and natural world through observation and experiment just as when we are taught about psychology we learn experiments have been done to test theories. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context. Right there in the definition is the word scientific so I believe that right there is proof enough that…
Behaviourisme is a learning theory which is believe that it is a process happen if there is a changes in student behavior. It is must be seen and measure. Behaviourisme emphasize stimulus aspect and response in learning proses. Example, after teacher show the video in class about the subject, there is a changes in student’s behavior following what they understand in that topic. Cognitive analyze about how people think, learn the concept and how to solve the problem. Psychology cognitive said…
southern Appalachian region only to abandon it in the 1700s. The origins of the Cherokee settling in the area can only be hypothesized since data recovery is limited at older sites and there are usually no historical documents to support archaeological theories. In Pox, Empire, Shackles, and Hides, Marcoux centers his research on the Townsend Site in Tennessee that holds three archaeological excavation sites. Marcoux wisely does not rely only the data collected at the sites, but also utilizes…
The Zika virus is quickly becoming a major problem for today’s society with the main problem being that scientists do not know why the virus is beginning to transmit so quickly. This study consists of research gathered the internet and peer reviewed journals produced by scientists. It was hypothesized that the increase in transmission is because of tourists traveling to sporting events in South America. Information was collected and observed and the findings supported the fact that climate…
nature of a theory is a statement about a topic that shows a relationship between two variables. The role of a theory within a research should contribute to a study that shows how two or more variables relates, which have not yet been discovered, or at least provide further analysis of previous studies. Harlow (2009) added that in order to make a potential theoretical contribution to a research is the strength of a particular case study. She also added that a case study tests a particular…