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Relying on intuition means accepting your own opinions or personal insights and about human behavior.
Personal Intuition may be biased or incorrect
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•We believe others are like ourselves.
•Predictions about others’ behaviors based on our observations are likely to be biased toward our own beliefs or behaviors.
•Under what circumstances do you think the false consensus effect is at play?
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We have a tendency to readily accept the word of an authority or organization with credentials or status in society.
Be skeptical. Ideas may be biased or not based on credible evidence.
Ideas should be tested. |
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The acquisition of or production of knowledge occurs via observation or data collection (conducting empirical studies), rather than via intuition or by accepting authority opinions.
Provides an objective and systematic approach for testing ideas, eliminating false causal beliefs, or learning about human behavior.
nBased on the scientific method
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The scientific method is a cyclic process that guides all empirical research.
Main Steps of Empirical Research:
Formulate Research Question
Develop hypotheses (predictions)
Figure out how you will test your hypotheses and measure your variables
Recruit Participants
Collect Data
Analyze data
Draw conclusions
Share findings
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