RESEARCH
“The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.”
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“Research is to purposely and methodically search for new knowledge and practical solutions in the form of answers to questions formulated beforehand.”
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In other words research is to investigate about something or research is an expression that covers any kind of studies designed to find answers to the questions by means of an organized and scientific approach. Research takes place when there will be an objective.
UNSCIENTIFIC METHODS OF RESEARCH
Unscientific methods are those that are not done in a way that agrees with the methods of science. Unscientific methods are irrational and illogical.
The apparent difference from scientific method that is a continuous process of observation, improvement and refinement, the unscientific method is only involved in exploring until an adequate answer has got, at that point it ends. Regardless of the fact that an alikeness to the scientific method at first glimpse, it is just a despairing effort to seek for some kind of sustenance for prevailing views and beliefs.
Tenacity
Intuition
Authority
Rationalistic method
Empirical method
TENACITY
People at times adhere to beliefs although there is an absence of supportive substantiation. Our fantasies and misconceptions are worthy examples of the approaches to gain knowledge that is known as tenacity. This method of gaining knowledge is not logical not empirical.
For example a man who has believed that black cats are sign of bad fortune is a superstition. If one holds persistently to one’s opinions or beliefs, regardless of the fact that casts suspicion o...
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... inspiration to evoke. The usage of this data is highly dependent on the variety of approaches of gaining knowledge and information as long as one is attentive to the limitations of trusting too much on that method. Empirical assessments are frequently established on realistic interpretations. It is empirical source of knowledge but not logical.
CONCLUSION
Research is something done to gain facts and to increase knowledge. There are two methods through which research can be done either scientific or unscientific methods. Unscientific methods are those that do not involve any scientific processes. Unscientific methods include traditions, superstitions, and beliefs, watching others, by gaining knowledge through some authority and observations and experiences. These methods are illogical and less valuable but without these methods research cannot be completed properly.
Research is a systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions and solve problems. The ultimate goal of research is to gain knowledge that would be useful to many people. The Tuskegee study was initially started to study the effects of untreated Syphilis for about six to nine months, followed by treatment phase which gained public interest and outcry from public which led to actions initiated by US federal. The knowledge and information gathered from the study was very small compared to the risk that the men and their family endured. The participants and the families got compensated after a lawsuit was filed, but the physical, emotional and mental damaged caused cannot be
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact that internalized beliefs has on defending world-views that are difficult to challenge. The focus will be on how the belief in the soul and the afterlife is internalized to mediate the fear of death, to determine the importance of culture in guiding particular beliefs, and to hold onto beliefs despite contradictions that oppose them. Internalized beliefs is defined as learned beliefs that have an onset during childhood and is difficult to remove, once it is engraved. According to Ogilvie and Anglin (Revised 2013), it has the ability to “automatically and effortlessly determine the acceptability and unacceptability of ideas coming their way in terms of whether or not the information supports their footings or poses a threat to their stability”. In other words, once the belief is learned it appears as being instinctive; it is also difficult to challenge these internalized beliefs because they are so deeply rooted into conciousness that it guides life's survival for the future.
The scientific method is a cyclical and self-correcting process that involves several steps. Observations and collecting qualitative and quantitative evidence are important to make predictions and to develop a theory.
Having satisfied this researchers then make epistemological assumptions surrounding the subject matter. They must decide on the type of evidence to be collected, considering which evidence will deliver optimum validity. They must decide which stance to take during research, objective or neutral, considering which would be possible or even favourable. They must then think about how this can be best achieved. Should the research be classified as 'scientific' or 'unscientific' and what determines this?
First of all, human memory tends to distort and bias in favor of current thoughts. That is, when we perceive new beliefs that are different from the memories in our mind, we often trust the
Being confident, but not certain, allows for changes in opinion/belief in the face of new information and experiences (avoiding Unger’s attitude of certainty).
Beliefs are imprinted in our consciousness that alters our perceptions, attitudes and how we react towards situations and moments of decisions, they perceive our realities. Everyone has a different imprints and perceive their beliefs from their personal experiences. Beliefs dictate how we react to life. Our beliefs can be altered and changed throughout the course of our lifetime
one imagines Michelangelo’s David falling off a boat, they will subsequently imagine it sinking in the water because they hold the factual belief that the statue is made of marble and marble sinks. In comparison, if one starts of with the initial factual belief that Michelangelo’s David is marble and marble sinks, then goes on to imagine the statue falling off a boat, it does not lead to the factual belief that Michelangelo’s David will sink in the water (p. 10). Factual beliefs may give rise to imagining, but imagining cannot give rise to factual beliefs. Evidential vulnerability claims that only factual beliefs are involuntarily prone to being extinguished (and rejected accordingly) if confronted with conflicting perceptual states or contradictions,
The scientific method is the analyzation of evidence, to examine a case from every angle possible, to not give up on an investigation until all of the angles are covered and to not allow personal emotions create a bias in their mind (Osterburg 2010). A scientific method example would be when an investigator arrives to a crime scene, they would first search the area for clues and see if something doesn’t seem right. Next they would have to search for different forms of evidence, most important would be trace evidence because it can provide DNA evidence which can also link a suspect to the crime. There are many more ways evidence and other clues can be harvested from a crime scene but it is up to the investigator to use their knowledge and help find the person responsible for the crime
According to Penguin English dictionary (2002), research is aimed at making discoveries, establishing facts or enabling new conclusions. Nursing research is essential in health car e setting. It can defined as a systematic and rigorous collection of data and used not only to help nurses but to clients behaviour attitudes and other factors that influence the delivery of care (Parahoo, 1997)
Research is defined as systematic investigation in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions (OUP, 2014). The biopsychosocial model has already been described.
Research is systematic way to find out facts and knowledge as Kothari (2006) has analyzed that research is the pursuit of truth with the help of study, observation, comparison and experiment; the search for knowledge through objective and systematic method of finding solutions to a problem. However there are two types of researches one is by Purpose and other is by method. The type by purpose falls into three categorize such as Basic, Applied and Action Research.
Research means different things to different people and may be motivated by what you want to gain from the research. Academic research differs from journalism where the latter may produce only one stance of the argument to gain the certain interest and strength. Academic and Social research is more systematic and seeks different angels, evidence and view points. Samantha Punch spoke about her motivation being to find a child’s perspective and finding out about their lives. To do this she had to challenge her own assumptions and it took time and a flexible an...
The Importance and Appropriateness of Utilizing Different Methodologies for Research. Introduction The process of research entails the logical as well as systematic search for useful data and information with regard to a specific topic (Jha, 2008). It is also comprised of the investigation of the best, most cost effective and appropriate solutions to both social and scientific issues, following an objective and logical analysis. Jha (2008) defines research as the search for knowledge and the discovery of the truth.
Research which is also known as the search for knowledge is an art of scientific search for specific information. According to Clifford Woody, the research includes defining and redefining problems, formulating hypothesis and suggested solutions, collecting, organising and evaluating data, making deductions and reaching conclusion and further testing whether the conclusion will fit into formulating hypothesis. Research Methodology is a scientific and systematic way of finding solution to a problem. In this research, researcher has studied various steps for research like problem along with the logic behind them. For this study, researcher must know various research techniques like mean, mode,