Intro to Research Lectures 1-6

Question 1

the study of the origins of knowledge/ the study of theories of knowledge

Answer 1

Epistemology

Question 2

The study of persuasion and argumentation. Typically requires the use of facts to demonstrate or argue for a particular perspective or position.

Answer 2

Rhetoric

Question 3

knowledge is objective truth while belief is subjective truth

Answer 3

Knowledge vs. belief

Question 4

knowledge comes from someone’s belief

Answer 4

true

Question 5

use of scientific method to accrue knowledge

Answer 5

systematic inquiry

Question 6

1. Make an observation. 2. Develop a hypothesis or. 3. Plan a set of procedures. 4. Implement the procedures. 5. Analyze the data. 6. Make a decision about the truth of the hypothesis. 7. Report the data

Answer 6

the seven steps in systematic inquiry

Question 7

Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant, Temporally and satially bound

Answer 7

SMART scientific Questions

Question 8

scientific questions that have been reformulated to reflect the possible outcomes in an experiment

Answer 8

Hypotheses

Question 9

stated in the negative, or that there will be no difference. almost never what we expect to happen

Answer 9

null hypothesis

Question 10

stated in the positive, either as an expected but nondirectional difference, or better yet, as a directional difference

Answer 10

alternative hypothesis

Question 11

“18 month olds on the autism spectrum will orient to a speaker when their name is called a different amount than typically developing 18 month olds”

Answer 11

non directional difference

Question 12

“18 month olds on the autism spectrum will orient to a speaker when their name is called less often than typically developing 18 month olds”

Answer 12

directional difference

Question 13

Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome

Answer 13

PICO Questions

Question 14

realists believe there is one true truth

Answer 14

true

Question 15

relativist believe in multiple realities

Answer 15

true