RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Closed to new ideas
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Goes along with anything
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Doesn’t ask questions but also doesn’t accept new ideas
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Open to new ideas but still questions them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and creativity help scientists generate new ideas. Scientific methodology is closely linked to exploration and discovery. Scientific methodology starts with observations and questions that may be inspired by scientific attitudes, practical problems, and new technology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why is maintaining a skeptical outlook so important? Skepticism helps scientists to remain objective when performing scientific inquiry and research. It forces them to examine claims (their own and those of others) to be certain that there is sufficient evidence to back them up.
Detailed explanation-3: -You want to have curiosity because you need to form questions from observations. You also need skepticism so you know when something is false from lack of evidence or some other problem in the scientific method.
Detailed explanation-4: -These principles are: The use of empirical evidence, that is, empiricism, or the evidence that individuals can perceive objectively in reality.