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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/02%3A_Mechanisms_and_Evolutionary_Thought/2.01%3A_Evolutionary_Theory/2.1.02%3A_Scientific_MethodScience is a way to gain knowledge about natural phenomena using empirical observation and testing. While there are different protocols used in science, it is performed using a set of rules called The...Science is a way to gain knowledge about natural phenomena using empirical observation and testing. While there are different protocols used in science, it is performed using a set of rules called The Scientific Method that guide scientific practice. The method stresses the need to develop a testable hypothesis, the use of objectivity and rationality, and the circularity of scientific research.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Lake_Tahoe_Community_College/ANT-103%3A_Physical_Biological_Anthropology/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biological_Anthropology/1.04%3A_Anthropologists_as_ScientistsBiological anthropologists use the scientific method as a way of learning about the world around them. Many people think of science as taking place in a sterile laboratory, and sometimes it does, but ...Biological anthropologists use the scientific method as a way of learning about the world around them. Many people think of science as taking place in a sterile laboratory, and sometimes it does, but in biological anthropology, it also occurs many other places. To understand how information in this field is established, it is important to recognize what science is as well as understand how the scientific method works.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Mizzou_Academy/AP_European_History/09%3A_Scientific_Revolution/9.01%3A_The_Scientific_ProcessBacon is best remembered for “creating” the scientific method: advancing a hypothesis to explain observed data, but then trying to disprove the hypothesis rather than trying to force the facts to prov...Bacon is best remembered for “creating” the scientific method: advancing a hypothesis to explain observed data, but then trying to disprove the hypothesis rather than trying to force the facts to prove it. Over time, the scientific method came to include a corollary requirement: the results of an experiment had to yield the same results consistently in order for a hypothesis to be considered viable.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/CSU_Fresno/Book%3A_Research_Methods_in_Psychology_(Cuttler_et_al.)/01%3A_The_Science_of_Psychology/01.1%3A_Methods_of_KnowingThe methods of acquiring knowledge can be broken down into five categories each with its own strengths and weaknesses.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Cognitive_Psychology/Cognitive_Psychology_(Andrade_and_Walker)/10%3A_Perception/10.03%3A_Visual_IllusionsPsychologists have studied human perception, focusing on systems like vision and hearing, as well as others such as smell, taste, and balance. By creating perceptual illusions, scientists explore how ...Psychologists have studied human perception, focusing on systems like vision and hearing, as well as others such as smell, taste, and balance. By creating perceptual illusions, scientists explore how the brain interprets sensory information. These illusions, often used by artists to depict depth, demonstrate our ability to judge context rather than absolute qualities.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Book%3A_Biological_Anthropology_(Saneda_and_Field)/I%3A_Evolutionary_Theory/1.2%3A_Scientific_MethodScience is a way to gain knowledge about natural phenomena using empirical observation and testing. While there are different protocols used in science, it is performed using a set of rules called The...Science is a way to gain knowledge about natural phenomena using empirical observation and testing. While there are different protocols used in science, it is performed using a set of rules called The Scientific Method that guide scientific practice. The method stresses the need to develop a testable hypothesis, the use of objectivity and rationality, and the circularity of scientific research.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Psychological_Disorders/Abnormal_Psychology_2e_(Lumen)/02%3A_Research_and_Ethics_in_Abnormal_Psychology/2.03%3A_The_Scientific_ProcessThis page explains the use of the scientific method in psychology to study behavior and mental processes through empirical evidence, contrasting it with intuition. It outlines the steps of defining qu...This page explains the use of the scientific method in psychology to study behavior and mental processes through empirical evidence, contrasting it with intuition. It outlines the steps of defining questions, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, and drawing conclusions, which standardize research. Key principles highlighted are verifiability, predictability, falsifiability, and fairness.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Social_Psychology/01._Introduction%3A_Social_Psychology_as_a_Science/1.2%3A_Research_Methods_in_Social_PsychologyTo explore these concepts requires special research methods. Following a brief overview of traditional research designs, this module introduces how complex experimental designs, field experiments, nat...To explore these concepts requires special research methods. Following a brief overview of traditional research designs, this module introduces how complex experimental designs, field experiments, naturalistic observation, experience sampling techniques, survey research, subtle and nonconscious techniques such as priming, and archival research and the use of big data may each be adapted to address social psychological questions.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introductory_Sociology_3e_(OpenStax)/02%3A_Sociological_Research/2.02%3A_Approaches_to_Sociological_ResearchSociologists often begin the research process by asking a question about how or why things happen in this world. It might be a unique question about a new trend or an old question about a common aspec...Sociologists often begin the research process by asking a question about how or why things happen in this world. It might be a unique question about a new trend or an old question about a common aspect of life. Once the sociologist forms the question, he or she proceeds through an in-depth process to answer it. In deciding how to design that process, the researcher may adopt a scientific approach or an interpretive framework. The following sections describe these approaches to knowledge.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Together_-_The_Science_of_Social_Psychology_(Noba)/01%3A_SOCIAL_PSYCHOLOGY_AS_A_SCIENCE/1.02%3A_Research_Methods_in_Social_PsychologyTo explore these concepts requires special research methods. Following a brief overview of traditional research designs, this module introduces how complex experimental designs, field experiments, nat...To explore these concepts requires special research methods. Following a brief overview of traditional research designs, this module introduces how complex experimental designs, field experiments, naturalistic observation, experience sampling techniques, survey research, subtle and nonconscious techniques such as priming, and archival research and the use of big data may each be adapted to address social psychological questions.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Cosumnes_River_College/SOC_300%3A_Introductory_Sociology_(Lugo)/03%3A_Social_Construction_of_Knowledge/3.02%3A_Sociological_Research/3.2.02%3A_Approaches_to_Sociological_ResearchSociologists often begin the research process by asking a question about how or why things happen in this world. It might be a unique question about a new trend or an old question about a common aspec...Sociologists often begin the research process by asking a question about how or why things happen in this world. It might be a unique question about a new trend or an old question about a common aspect of life. Once the sociologist forms the question, he or she proceeds through an in-depth process to answer it. In deciding how to design that process, the researcher may adopt a scientific approach or an interpretive framework. The following sections describe these approaches to knowledge.
