Socratic method

It has been about 14 million years since mankind came into the world. In that long period of time, human beings have been continuously producing knowledge. The prompt said “The main reason knowledge is produced is to solve problems.”, and I mostly agree with it, but first I will discuss this statement from different perspectives using the examples from Natural Science and The Arts . In Natural Science, there are many inventions that were discovered to solve a problem. Many of today’s inventions…

“The theme of Brave New World is not the advancement of science as such; it is the advancement of science as it affects individuals” said Aldous Huxley in the foreword to his dystopian novel. Science in the fields of biology, technology, and psychology are a big threat to society, manipulating the way they think and act, leaving humanity behind, and stealing their freedom of choice and decision. The progression of biological science remodelled society in the setting of Brave New World, the…

Extensional and Intensional definitions are two key ways in which object or concept can be defined. Intensional definition In rationale and science, an intensional definition gives the importance of a term by indicating fundamental and adequate conditions for when the term ought to be utilized. On account of things, this is proportional to determining the properties that a question needs with a specific end goal to be considered a referent of the term. For instance, an intensional meaning of…

Osmoregulation in Cyclograpsus and Plagusia crab species Hartzer, A.M, 19971613, First year BSc student, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Abstract Osmoregulatory processes within two crab species are investigated in this practical. The Plagusia, an infratidal species, and Cyclograosus, an intertidal species, are investigated to determine which is an osmoregulator and which is an osmoconformer. The haemolymph was extracted after allowing the species to acclimatize to varying concentrations…

Uniformity and knowledge are interesting topics but very few understand the significance of both. The problem with reconciling uniformity with knowledge is that uniformity relies on the conformity of the state of a substance. Uniformity, in particular, refers to quality or state of being uniform and can be associated with the state of equanimity. Knowledge is a broad term, which is associated with fundamental truths, facts and primarily its production and uncertainties. Assumption is a statement…

Jennifer Barnes Bowie and Donald R. Songer (2009) examines the relevance of the strategic theory in explaining the decisions made by Court of Appeals judges. Strategic theory states that judges alter the way they vote in response to the potential reactions of other important actors. Some scholars argue that strategic theory does indeed provide reasoning for decisions made by judges on the Court of Appeals. Yet, other scholars challenge this claim and assert that there is no such evidence…

The target question is the original one we have to answer when faced with a difficult situation. Then, the heuristic question is constructed by system 2 to cope with this situation, it is a much simpler, easier one to answer. To put it simple, heuristic is a simple process which helps achieve sufficient, though imperfect, solutions to difficult answers. System 1 often takes this route when confronted with a difficult target question, if an easier heuristic one quickly comes to mind. Kahneman…

Style Matters Inventory & Reflection Paper To fulfill the requirements for this course we had to take a style matters inventory on my conflict style. After analyzing my conflict style, I was surprised by the fact that it was accurate in some aspects. Although there was some accuracy, there were areas that were not accurate. Even though there were some inaccuracies, I was impressed with the results. I do not think that there is a survey that would be precise because there are many variables…

At the beginning stage of the study, the participants were asked to fill in the self-esteem questionnaire adapted from Coopersmith’s scale (1967) revised by the Psychometrics Center including 58 yes/no statements. In this questionnaire, in order to verify the responses provided by the learners, eight items that were determined by the developer of the questionnaire in its rating Key, were considered to check the honesty of the participants and actually acted as a lying poll. That is, if students…

In the present chapter, initially the concept of dynamic assessment and different theories underlying this concept will be discussed. Following that different approaches to DA will be elaborated on drawing on the available literature. Phrasal verbs as an important variable in the current study will also be discussed. The chapter concludes with a report of the previous studies carried out pertaining to the variables of the study. 2.1. Dynamic Assessment DA has been developed as an alternative to…