Methods Flashcards
scientific inquiry flow chart
theory -> prediction -> observation -> data -> analyze and interpret -> theory -> cont’d
materialism
everything can be explained with physical properties
reductionism
complex things can be reduced to simpler expectations
logical empiricism
meaningful statements are reducible to empirical observations and mathematical logic
who coined falsibility
Karl Popper
falsibiability
we can only accept ideas that can be proven wrong
Jason division
scientists who researched more horrible weapons to use in Vietnam
syphilis study
scientists deliberately gave African men syphilis while searching for the cure
Hisato Yoshimura
did horrible studies during WW2 like testing the freezing point of limbs
what percentage of world weapons are made by the UN security council
95%
5 countries of UN security council
- US
- Britain
- Russia
- China
- France
who wrote the War of Worldviews
Chopra and Mlodinow
what perspective did Chopra represent
holistic health
what perspective did Mlodinow represent
physics
meditative inquiry flow chart
guide/teacher -> prediction -> observations -> signs -> analyze and interpret -> guide/teacher -> cont’d
how do meditative inquiry observations differ from scientific inquiry
these observations are subjective
3 things that affect you associated with meditation
- relaxation
- making a commitment
- lifestyle changes
5 things you think affect you associated with meditation
- apophenia
- seeking comfort
- justification of effort
- bandwagon fallacy
- argument from antiquity fallacy
apophenia
tendency to see patterns where there are none
justification of effort
justifying investment into a situation when the result isn’t there
argument from antiquity fallacy
if people have been doing it for a long time, it must be true
5 design issues that you might think are effects of meditation
- placebo effect
- self-selection
- attrition
- mistaken memories
- trying to please your doctor
attrition
biased sample as people drop out of a study over time
