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    Researching scientific ethics was interesting, frustrating, and entertaining. While I understand the need to have ethics within the scientific community because so much relies on each person’s work being credible and having integrity, I am having trouble understanding why people believe that scientists are any different than the rest of the world. (Unreliable Research) They are human with needs, wants, thoughts, and behaviors that are governed by approval, money, fame, and all the other things…

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    This refers to a positive whole number that indicates the lack of restrictions in calculations. The following states below: (rows-1)(columns-1) = (4-1)(5-1)= 3= 12 Critical Value: In hypothesis testing, the critical value is a number that separates a region where the null hypothesis will not be rejected from a region where it will be rejected. It is achieved at a particular percentile range and is then determined using a chart, known as the distribution topic.” The equation below states the…

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    “The Pure Hard Slog That Nursing Is . . .”: A Qualitative Analysis of Nursing Work Assignment 6 Rebecca Prater Nursing Theory Nursing 36700 Professor Janet Garwood November 7, 2014 I choose a study entitled “The Pure Hard Slog That Nursing is…” a qualitative analysis of nursing work. The overview of this study is to explore the factors behind why it is hard to retain nurses in the healthcare field. This study was an interesting read especially while in nursing school because it gave…

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    The conceptualisation of psychology being a scientific discipline has caused many controversies through centuries; depending on which psychological or scientific perspective an approach took (Ardila, 2007, p907). As with other forms of development, there is a continuous transformation of knowledge, theories and thinking resulting in paradigm shifts (Branco, 2007, p41). Staats (1981, p241) argues psychology is what Kuhn describes as the preparadigmatic stage; it does not have a single accepted…

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    The Problem Of Other Mind

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    Picture a world in which you are the only mind. A world in which you are the only truly thinking being. In this world, you cannot be sure if others are having thoughts because they have a mind or if they are just simply a robot that is physically but not mentally present. This world is thought by some to exist, yet there are also many who oppose this philosophy known to many as the problem of other minds. From concepts coined by philosophers such as Bertrand Russell, John Stuart Mill, P.F.…

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    Methodology The investigation mainly focused on the methods of training on machines and software in Xerox Company. The study aimed at investigating on the current training methods to employees on the machines and software at Xerox Company. The information required the interaction between the management and the employees during the training period this was to look on how the training method was conducted and what has be the challenge behind the lack of proper understanding on the usage of…

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    Case Study Psychology

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    Psychology, the study of how mental processes and behavior are affected by internal processes and the environment, uses three main methods to study behavior: Case studies, correlational studies, and experiments. Each of these studies has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is impossible to determine which is better, as each study’s effectiveness depends on its nature. Case studies, experiments, and correlational studies all have something in common, though: they can all be affected by…

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    The so-called appearance versus reality distinction has been a philosophical and scientific problem that has been debated since ancient Greece. The pursuit of discerning between the way things are and the way they appear to be is one driven by the human desire to understand. Appearances can mask reality and skew one’s perception of reality. A group of early Greek philosophers and teachers, known as the Sophists, proposed that reality did not exist, and if it did, it was beyond human…

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    Four Research Paradigms

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    Evidenced by U.S. elementary and secondary school curricula, students are introduced to the scientific method – the way in which we ask and answer questions about the world around us. Through the scientific method, one must develop a hypothesis, conduct experiments, make observations, and repeat as necessary until a legitimate statement is reached. As a child, I considered myself a future scientist. I was invigorated by the rather immediate and concrete findings of hands-on experiments, but had…

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    There were many extraordinary things about these too chapters. We started talking about the scientific revolution in the last chapter, and then went right into the enlightenment period. Both are extremely powerful, and educational events. Since science had popularized in the years before the enlightenment extraordinary people like Newton, and Locke became a source of education for many. It was said that Newton was known as the “greatest and realist genius that ever rose for the ornament and…

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