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Acknowledgments
Accessibility
OER Adoption Form
Thinking About the World
The First Flowerings of Philosophy
Greek Thought
Indian Thought
Chinese Thought
Medieval Thinking
A Renaissance in Thinking
The Scientific Revolution
Summary
References
Introduction
Absolute Knowledge
Analytic vs. Synthetic
Formal vs. Empirical Sciences
Two Questions of Absolute Knowledge
Fallibilism
The Scientific Method
Designing a Research Study
Experimental vs. Non-Experimental Research
Conclusion
Qualitative Research
Observational Research
Case Studies
Archival Research
Correlations as Non-Experimental Research
Correlational Research
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
Experimental Research
What Is an Experiment?
Treatment and Control Conditions
Experimental Design
Experimentation and Validity
Practical Considerations
Describing Single Variables
Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Describing Statistical Relationships
Presenting Descriptive Statistics in Writing
Reporting Research
The Replication Crisis
Solutions to the Problem
The Many Varieties of Conformity
Obedience and Power
Adoption Form
Version History
TRU Open Education Resource Error Form
Learning Objectives
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