7 sources of Knowledge

Question 1

What are the 7 sources of Knowledge?

Answer 1

1. Superstition
2. Intuition
3. Authority
4. Tenacity
5. Rationalism
6. Empiricism
7. Science

Question 2

Knowledge gained from those viewed as authority figures, or anybody who is credible

Answer 2

Authority

Question 3

Knowledge gained from repeated ideas that are stubbornly clung to despite evidence to the contrary.

Answer 3

Tenacity

Question 4

Knowledge gained through objective observations of organisms and events in the real world/ experiences of your senses. Empirical but not necessarily logical or systematic. Too casual. Not connected to an objective well enough to give it focus.

Answer 4

Empiricism

Question 5

Knowledge gained through logical reasoning. Logical but not empirical.

Answer 5

Rationalism

Question 6

Knowledge gained through a combination of empirical methods and logical reasoning. A merger of rationalism and empiricism. The only acceptable way for researchers/ scientists to gain knowledge.

Answer 6

Science

Question 7

Knowledge that is based on subjected feelings, interpreting random events as nonrandom events, or believing in magical events. Can be based on fear and ignorance.

Answer 7

Superstition

Question 8

Knowledge is gained without being consciously aware of where the knowledge came from.

Answer 8

Intuition

Question 9

“I don’t know but I just have a gut feeling.” Or, “I just feel that it is right.” (intuition)
Example of _________.

Answer 9

Intuition

Question 10

All humans are mortal; I am a human; therefore, I am a mortal.
Example of ________.

Answer 10

Rationalism

Question 11

When using _____, people often Mistake random and non-random.

Answer 11

Superstition

Question 12

“I believe nothing until I see it with my own eyes.” – an _______ would say this.

Answer 12

Empiricist

Question 13

________ deals only with the form of the syllogism (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs) and not its content. Researchers are interested in both form and content.

Answer 13

Rationalism

Question 14

One aspect of _______ is hearing a piece of information so often that you begin to believe it is true.

Answer 14

Tenacity

Question 15

While using ______ as your source of knowledge, the only valid means of gaining knowledge is if the individual is truly an expert on the subject.

Answer 15

Authority

Question 16

“Bad things happen in threes.” Or “breaking a mirror = seven years of bad luck.” Is an example of __________.

Answer 16

Superstition

Question 17

Someone who uses ________ as their source of knowledge gains knowledge by seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching.

Answer 17

Empiricism

Question 18

Dates back to Aristotle

Answer 18

Empiricism

Question 19

Superstition, Intuition, Authority, Tenacity, Empiricism, Rationalism are __________.

Answer 19

non-scientific

Question 20

Attractive people are good; Nellie is attractive; therefor, Nellie is good is an example of __________.

Answer 20

Rationalism

Question 21

Problems with _______ include: may not be right, may have alternative motives, not experts in the fields they are talking about.

Answer 21

Authority

Question 22

________ is Random – two events that occur that have no relationship

Answer 22

Superstition

Question 23

Visine advertised “it gets the red out,” and people believed it for 40 years, not true.
This is an example of ________.

Answer 23

Tenacity

Question 24

________ represents a collection of facts, however, not enough. We need to organize them, think about them, draw meaning from them, and use them to make predictions

Answer 24

Empiricism

Question 25

We need to use ________ together with ________ to make sure we are being logical about the observations we make.

Answer 25

rationalism , empiricism

Question 26

__________ is not based on observation or hypothesis testing.

Answer 26

superstition

Question 27

“More babies are born during a full moon.” Although not true, it seems so because we are more likely to notice and pay attention.
This is an example of _______.

Answer 27

Intuition

Question 28

The Little Albert experiment is an example of _______.

Answer 28

Tenacity

Question 29

Not Empirical or Logical :

Answer 29

Authority
Tenacity
Intuition
Superstition

Question 30

Logical but not Empirical.

Answer 30

Rationalism

Question 31

Empirical but not necessarily logical or systematic

Answer 31

Empiricism

Question 32

Knowledge gained through a combination of empirical methods and logical reasoning

Answer 32

Science

Question 33

______ is often presented in the form of a syllogism. It is Logically derived from the major and minor premises in the syllogism.

Answer 33

Rationalism

Question 34

_______Can have problems: The content of the premises are false, therefore the conclusion is logically valid but empirically false. Not based on any observations.

Answer 34

Rationalism

Question 35

A merger of rationalism and empiricism.

Answer 35

Science

Question 36

With _________, event one caused event two through illusory correlation – the second event does not necessarily have causation to event one.

Answer 36

Superstition

Question 37

The ________ uses logic and systematic empiricism.

Answer 37

Scientific method

Question 38

_________ can be based on fear and ignorance.

Answer 38

Superstition

Question 39

__________ is too casual. Not connected to an objective well enough to give it focus.

Answer 39

Empiricism