KIN 209 big final quizlet part one

What informs your research approach and therefore informs your research methods

philosophical world view

what is the difference between ontology and epistemology

ontology is the what you believe about reality and epistemology is what you believe about gaining information from reality. both are informed by our philosophical worldview

what are the five worldviews

constructivism, post positivism, two eyed seeing, transformative and pragmatism.

how does a post positivist experience reality

they believe that one objective reality exists and science is meant to uncover it.

what is truth and reality

truth is related to concepts and is subjective and reality is related to constructs.

what are the sources of knowledge

observation, logic, authoritative, tradition, intuition (the first two are based in the scientific method.

what is science defined

the body of scientific knowledge and the process of obtaining this knowledge (observing, experimenting, testing, hypothesizing, etc.)

scientific progress

the growth of the body of knowledge in which ideas are constantly refuted and abandoned

what is a construct

something created with the purpose of measuring a concept which are often intangible things that are difficult to measure.

theory defined

a set of interrelated concepts and constructs that attempt to explain a phenomenon

are one tailed or two tailed hypothesises easier to find statistically significant

one tailed, because as long as you know aprior which direction the relationship is, you will get twice as likely p value.

nuremberg code

ethic code developed in response to WW11 that outlines rules in research. however, it took a while for it to be adopted.

what are the three core principles of the tricouncil policy statement

respect for welfare (making sure the person is not in extreme discomfort), respect for person (keeping them anomynous, allowing them to leave whenever, debriefing afterwards)m and justice (making sure everyone has equal access to the results of the study

Privacy vs. Confidentiality vs anonimity

being alone from others, not being recognized as part of the study (but the researchers know you are in the study just not whose data is whose), not even the researcher knows who is in the study

when do you not need to gain approval for use of animals

when it was found dead, when it is lower than a certain class of organism, when it is simply being observed in its natural habitat.

what are the three R's in animal research

reduce (use as little amount of animals as possible), replace (use something other than animals whereever possible), refine (make the experience as good as possible for the animals)

are certain populations inherently more vulnerable and at risk

no, but conditions such as climate or society makes them more at risk.

what should you do to employ justice if you see the experimental group improving from your treatment

allow the control group to have it as well.

ethical dillema

when there appears to be two correct courses of action that contradict eachother. you need to consult strategies to make an informed decision

ethical residue

when there was no right choice in the situation and you are left wondering if you made the right choice.