Research 201: A Basic Introduction
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Some Key Terms You Should Know
Definition |
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| Axiology | Study of values |
| Constructivism | People create knowledge internally in order to function |
| Empiricism | Knowledge arises through perception |
| Epistemology | Study of knowledge, how people know what they know |
| Haptics | Sense of touch |
| Hegemony | Process of domination in which one set of ideas subverts or co-opts another |
| Heterogeneous | Of different kinds |
| Heuristic | Rule based on experience which is difficult to prove |
| Homogeneous | Of the same kind |
| Kinesics | Body movements |
| Ontology | Nature of being |
| Paradigm | View or way of doing things |
| Para-language | Language including non-verbal communication |
| Parsimony | Logical simplicity |
| Proxemics | Study of spatial separation and awareness between people |
| Rationalism | Using the human mind to know the truth |
| Social Constructivism | Knowledge is a product of the symbolic interaction within social groups |