Set theory

There were 12 members in my LAPD group presentation including myself. It was my first time having to work with people that I have just met to produce a 50-minute presentation. Before forming a group, I was worried as we are to work in big groups and group size is one of the main factors that may affect a group performance. At first, I felt like we could not delegate our roles equally, as I had past experiences of doing most of the group work. However, during the first workshop, our tutor gave…

those who used to believe that the earth was flat. It almost seems understandable that before the first voyages around the world that the belief of the earth being flat was plausible because if you do not know the solid facts then what information or theories that are provided are the only form of knowledge on that subject and those are the choices to choose from. It maybe an educated guess but it is just that, a guess. Circumnavigation was a huge accomplishment for it's time since boats were…

The debate about linking theory to practice and the potential it has to influence mental health demonstrates that without a working understanding and knowledge of social work theories such as Erikson’s stages of development, it is difficult to gain a proper comprehension of a situation. Learning the foundation theoretical part of human development supports the understanding of the bigger picture of not just the “what” and “who”, but most significantly the “why” individuals do what they do. If a…

Derek A Kreager, Kelly Rulison, and James Moody set up an experiment to look at the structural and behavioral characteristics in teenage peer groups to see how these two features affect delinquency. Their goal was to find the correlation between levels of delinquency to the cohesiveness, stability, popularity and centrality of adolescent peer groups. They based their research on four prior researched competing theories and hypotheses. One theory argued that groups with higher delinquency and…

civilization were the scientific theories and explanations that famous philosophers and scientists created. However, during this time period, scientists and philosophers did go through the modern scientific method when creating a theory. The scientists of that time came up with conclusions founded on false ideas and assumptions based on religious variables, thus, creating an array of erroneous conclusions. (Scientific Revolution). Although many of the original theories during this time period…

order to create their theory. Researchers use inductive reasoning to "make generalizations from specific observations." (Staff, Live Science. "Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 10 July 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2015.). Inductive reasoning also allows for the researcher or scientists to create hypothesis or theories based on their senses (such as sight, hearing, or touch). An example of a scientist using passive observation was Newton 's theory of gravitation.…

hypothesis in isolation and redefined the Quine-Duhem Thesis to claim, “Any seemingly disconfirming observational evidence can always be accommodated to any theory.” (Klee 65) The philosophy of science is mainly apprehensive with the methods, predictions, and conclusions of science. Today, a hypothesis is generally thought by scientists to be a law or theory awaiting to be proven through an experiment. Some question how much evidence or what types of evidence we need in order to construct a…

between practice and theory, and also how practice shapes theory and vice versa. Firstly it will define and discuss what theory is, the underpinning relationship they have in shaping perspectives, and models. Secondly, what is strength-based theory, and identify two strength-based perspectives, those being task-centred and solution-focused. Also, how these perspectives would benefit a family experiencing poverty. Lastly, it will summarise key points within the essay. What is a Theory? According…

Uncertainty about the workings of the natural world has driven people for centuries into making new discoveries and theories about the way things work. Doubt from other people has driven people to challenge these discoveries and either prove them wrong and continue the search for the right answers, or ultimately, to prove them right when more experiments fail to prove the theory wrong. It seems humans in general hold an insatiable curiosity about the way things work and how things are but want…

involve past events, which cannot be tested. Take, for example, the Big Bang Theory or the Theory of Biological Evolution as it pertains to the past; both are theories that explain all of the facts so far gathered from the past, but cannot be verified as absolute truth, since we cannot go back to test them. More and more data will be gathered on each to either support or disprove them. The key force for change in a theory is, of course, the scientific method. A scientific law, said Karl Popper, the…