TERMS Flashcards
involves holding on to ideas and beliefs simply because they have
been accepted as facts for a long time or because of superstition.
Method of Tenacity
information is accepted as true because it “feels right.”
Method of intuition
a person relies on information or answers from an expert in the subject area
Method of authority
a person accepts the work of an authority because they have complete trust in the authority figure
Method of Faith
seeks answers by the use of logical reasoning
Rational Method
uses observation or direct sensory experience to obtain knowledge.
Empirical Method
s the “firsthand report of observation or research written by the individuals who
actually conducted the research and made the observation”
Primary Source
a “description or summary of another person’s work
secondary source
self-evident truth which is based upon a
known fact or phenomenon
Assumption
tentative conclusion or answer to a specific
question raised
Hypotheses
Stated in the affirmative and states that there is a difference between the two
OPERATIONAL hypothesis
Stated in the negative; States that there is no difference
(the two phenomena are equal
null hypothesis
is still a precedent before undertaking any research study.
Institutional Approval
a prerequisite of any of our undertakings
Informed Consent
characteristics or conditions that change or have different values for different individuals
variables
