TEST 1 Flashcards
The researcher formulates a general statement of the problem
HYPOTHESIS
The researcher selects a particular subject matter depending on his or her interest
TOPIC
________ is concerned with living organisms.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
________ are ideas that are communicated from one scientist to another.
PUBLIC
________ pertains to knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation
SCIENCE
________ is a philospher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightment throughout Europe.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
The researcher formulates a scientific theory after a thorough analysis of data
CONCLUSION
________ is an English philosopher best known for his 1651 books.
THOMAS HABBES
The researcher may find patters or relationships that could help in the analysis of gathered data; the stage of classifying and organizing data
ANALYSIS
What are the 2 main branches of science?
NATURAL SCIENCE & SOCIAL SCIENCE
________ attempted to reconcile msyticism with Theology.
IBN KHALDUN
________ is an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in the Ancient Greece.
PLATO
________ is the knowledge built upon by previous and future research on the subject
CONTINUOUS
Give 3 subfields of Social Sciences
ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, POLSCI
________ is a towering figure in ancient Greek Philosophy. He made important contributions to logic, criticism, physics, biology, psychology, …
ARISTOTLE
What is the importance of Social Science?
- HELPS USE FIGURE OUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND RELATIONS
- HELPS RESEARCHERS SOLVE THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR TO HELP ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS & IMPROVE HUMAN CONDITION
________ is defined as “people in general though of living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values” ( MERRIAM-WEBSTER)
SOCIETY
The researcher defines the nature of the problem where a theory can be developed along the way; the most important phase of inquiry
PROBLEM
What are the important characteristics of Science?
EMPIRICAL, PROPOSITIONAL, LOGICAL, PUBLIC, PROBLEM SOLVING, CONTINUOUS
________ deals with the natural world; concerned with the phenomena and objects of nature and the physical world.
NATURAL SCIENCE
What is the order of The Scientific Method?
TOPIC → PROBLEM → HYPOTHESIS → METHOD OF INQUIRY/DATA GATHERING → ANALYSIS → CONCLUSION
________ employs the rules of logic in order to validate inferences.
LOGICAL
________ is an English philosopher and physician; one of the most influential of the Enlightment thinkers.
JOHN LOCKE
________ are those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human being and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of inquiry
HUMANITIES