Why Do Research? (Article) Flashcards
Social science research is central in _________________
“reality-based community”
A system of interconnected ideas that condenses and organizes the knowledge about social world.
Social Theory
Definition of Data
numerical (quantitative) and non-numerical (qualitative) that have been carefully gathered.
State the 4 Alternatives to Social Science Research
- personal experience and common senses
- experts and authorities
- popular and media messages
- ideological beliefs and values
a public relations term used to criticize scientific research even if it is conducted properly.
Junk Science
TRUE OR FALSE: not having an ability to reason with numbers is a form of innumeracy
TRUE
the capacity to understand apply the scientific knowledge and solve problems and make decisions based on scientific reasoning
Scientific Literacy
description of what we can observe and experience directly through human senses (for ex. touch, taste, smell & see)
Empirical
a body of ideas or information clothed in the jargon and outward appearance of science that seeks to win acceptance.
Pseudoscience
a collection of people who share a system of attitudes, beliefs and rules that sustain the production and advance of scientific knowledge.
Scientific Community
The 3 Norms of Scientific Community
informal rules, principles and values
Define Universalism
regardless of who conducted the Research and where it was conducted, the research is to be judged only on the basis of scientific merit.
scientific merit is the _________
quality that the study or Research possesses
Scientists must be ______, ________ and _________ and open to unexpected observations and new ideas.
neutral, impartial and receptive
TRUE OR FALSE: scientific knowledge must be shared with others. IF TRUE, what is the norm of this scientific community?
Communism
