science and theory

Question 1

how do you know what you know?

Answer 1

scientific evidence - all theories are falsifiable
intuition/gut
authority said so
my experience

Question 2

what do you do is something is falsifiable?

Answer 2

test the theory

Question 3

steps in the scientific method

Answer 3

theory
hypothesis
data
verification

Question 4

what is theory?

Answer 4

collection of assertations that specify how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should and should not be related

Question 5

what is hypothesis?

Answer 5

predictions that specify relationships about variables OR
proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Question 6

what is data?

Answer 6

results obtained from a scientific/experimental study

Question 7

what is verification?

Answer 7

data that supports (or disconfirms) the proposed relationships (correlations)

Question 8

what are the 3 things based on causal inferences?

Answer 8

1. two variables be correlated
2. the presumed cause precedes the presumed effect in time
3. no alternative explanations exist

Question 9

so what is a scientific theory?

Answer 9

a well sustained explanation of some phenomena that is:
-based on facts
-repeatedly tested
-must be falsifiable
-it is not a guess or just an idea

Question 10

what is science?

Answer 10

rules out the metaphysical but doesn’t deny its possibility
science is systematic

Question 11

what is meta-analysis?

Answer 11

a cornerstone of evidence based management
combine results of different studies
create a weighted average correlation

Question 12

Theory of planned behavior

Answer 12

attitude toward behavior

subjective norms intention behavior

perceived control

Question 13

so what is the purpose of science?

Answer 13

theory
to explain, predict, and understand natural phenomena