Empirical

to describe the difference between inductive and deductive methods in philosophy and defend the deductive methodological approach as the best method to validate a scientific theory. Schick believed that any scientific theories must be founded on empirical and logical evidences, which accounted for the validity and the reasoning for these theories (2000). The position that the student will take in this paper is in favor for the deduction methodology and its scientific reasoning to approach…

Critique of Jennifer L. Boyer’s Research Paper on Mental Health Courts Jennifer assesses the effectiveness of mental health courts by reviewing some of the recent empirical studies on this topic. Overall, I think Jennifer did a good job finding important research studies and using them in examining the effectiveness of the mental health courts. In the following, I am going to critique Jennifer’s paper based on the guideline document provided by Dr. Lee. I will use the same topics which are laid…

Although most authors write from a theoretical framework, they call for further research to test their hypothesis. A field that has not been explored is the empirical testing of existing group development models. The current review shows that recent research provides the presence of a final and significant phase of group development. This phase is termination. Because the model posited by Tuckman was based on…

Following the works of Mead (1934), learning is seen to occur through social interaction (Barker, Quennerstedt, & Annerstedt, 2015). Along with symbols, meaning, and interaction, the self is a basic concept in symbolic interactionism (Encyclopedia, 2017). Education is a learned behavior through social interaction, thus supporting Symbolic Interactionism. The content of self-concepts reflects the content and organization of society (Encyclopedia, 2017). Technology has changed the way we interact…

Self Through an Empirical Perspective Many theories exist in trying to explain the reason for a woman’s lack of sexual desire, with various treatments that are being studied and suggested to revive one’s sexual desire. In Reclaiming Your Sexual Self: How You Can Bring Desire Back into Your Life, Hall uses a psychosocial approach to explain why one might lose their sexual desire and how they can reclaim it on their own. The focus of this paper will be to demonstrate the lack of empirical evidence…

Research and share at least one “psychobabble” from the internet. Indigo Children; aka Crystal Children or Star Children For this assignment I chose a pseudoscientific New Age concept where some children; Indigo Children, are believed to have “special abilities”. The concept was based and developed by Nancy Ann Tappe in the 70s and furthered by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober, a husband-wife team, who wrote a book title: The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived, in 1998 . These abilities vary…

various forms of ethical naturalism grounding morality in rational, empirical consideration of the natural world.[1] Overview[edit] Moral science may refer to the consideration of what is best for, and how to maximize the flourishing of, either particular individuals[2] or all conscious creatures.[3][4] It has been proposed that "morality" can be appropriately defined on the basis of fundamental premises necessary for any empirical, secular, and philosophical discussion and that societies can…

the empirical formula. In order to find the empirical for a compound you start with the number of grams of each element given in the problem. Next, you convert the mass of each element to moles using the molar mass of each element from the periodic table. Then you divide each mole value by the smallest number of moles calculated. After these steps are completed round to the nearest whole number. There is also a formula called the molecular formula, which is simply a multiple of the empirical…

inductive method fails to meet. However, the hypothesis must meet all four experimental principles and the demarcation criteria in order to be scientific. First, it must be consistent. A hypothesis should not be illogical and contradicts with the empirical evidence. Next, it must hold explanatory values and identifies mechanisms that explain the significance of a phenomenon. A hypothesis that is redundant and fails to establish relationships between their conditions and consequences should be…

Introduction: Antibiotic sensitivity testing is used in clinical laboratories to predict the effectiveness or failure of antibiotics in vivo by testing in vitro. The need for antibiotic sensitivity testing is urgent due to the surge of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in recent years. Antimicrobial resistance hinders the prevention and treatment of the infections caused by parasites, bacteria, fungi and viruses. Antimicrobial resistance is the resistance of a pathogen to an antimicrobial that…