How is the empirical approach that is used in the scientific method different from a nonscientific (everyday) approach to knowledge?
What will be an ideal response?
The empirical approach involves the use of evidence based on direct observation and experimentation to determine what is true. A nonscientific (everyday) approach relies primarily on intuition and casual (unsystematic) observation to decide what is true.
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a. Battered b. Abused c. Victimized d. Accosted
Forgetting names of significant others and displaying difficulties with impulse control are examples of ____
a. dementia b. delirium c. depression d. anxiety
Samuel was approached by a student who asked him to sign a petition supporting funding for an environmental program. Although Samuel had never thought much about environmental issues, he signed the petition. A week later, a different student approached Samuel and asked him to volunteer 1 hour per week to help start a recycling program and educate the community about environmental issues. Samuel
said he would do it. His compliance to the second request can best be explained using: a. self-perception theory b. cognitive dissonance theory c. social facilitation d. reciprocity
Compare and contrast the two approaches to behaviorism advocated by Watson and McDougall.
What will be an ideal response?