The scientific method is a systematic process for conducting research. It includes making observations, formulating hypotheses, testing hypotheses, and drawing conclusions. The null hypothesis is the hypothesis that there is no difference between two groups or phenomena. Research methodology is the study of how research is conducted. It includes the methods and techniques used to … Read more
Qualitative research is a scientific method used to study human behavior. Qualitative research is conducted by observing and interviews people to gather data about their beliefs, values, and opinions. Qualitative research is often used in nursing to study how patients cope with illness and how they make decisions about their care. Qualitative research has many … Read more
Observational learning is a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to watching others. People will model, or replicate certain behaviors if the model receives a positive reward. Modeling of antisocial behavior, behavior that is negative and detrimental to society is commonplace such as from TV. People learn that violent crimes, suicide, or school … Read more
A dad overhears his daughter coming home, telling her friend “I did it! ” Depending on whether the dad has an overprotective or optimistic perspective of his daughter, the dad will further investigate by either stalking current and past boyfriends or flipping through the stack of college acceptance letters to figure out what “it” refers … Read more
Humanism was a social movement that started during the Renaissance in Italy, by a man named Petrarch, and focused on the power of the individual and the study of the classics that led people to have a different view of the world and themselves. Humanism quickly spread to the rest of Europe and continued to … Read more
Foucault’s middle period is characterized by analyses of power: the structure of power within society and its distribution, and the way relations of power unfold. The problem is that Foucault seems to imply that all social phenomena, from education, law, policing, discipline, governance (the institutions that form society’s infrastructure), the apparatuses that engender and affect … Read more
