Essays on Scientific Method

Experiment 3.1 focuses on a calibration of the pressure gauge using dead weight tester. By calibration, it means verification of the working operation of the pressure gauge if it yields accurate results as expected. True pressure readings are obtained and the results compared to gauge pressure readings for both cases...

The concept of spectroscopy has been applied in various fields especially after the advancement in science and technology. Apparently, the unique absorption wavelength of compounds or metals is fundamental in this experiment. Therefore, scientists can indemnify metals using absorbance of light intensity property. On the other hand, the flame test...

Mole rations of products and reactants are obtained using a balanced chemical equation. With the formulas of all the reactants and products known, balancing chemical equations becomes easy. With knowledge of the chemical formulas known, experimental measurements are undertaken for the determination of the ratios. The determination of mole ratios...

Formulating and Clarifying the Research Topic Formulating and clarifying the research topic is considered the initial step of a research project. It enhances the researcher's ability to choose the most suitable strategy, approaches for data collection and analytical techniques. Although the process is time-consuming, it is critical for achieving a successful...

All over the world people decide what to do based on what is acceptable or unacceptable to those close to them. The standards of acceptability guide the people’s behavior. The acceptable behaviors give rise to social norms (Xenitidou and Edmonds 1). Norms influence the behavior of people in a given society....

Making Difficult Choices Making of choices can at times present a situation where all available options involve disadvantaging someone. It is such a scenario that was envisioned by John Rawls when he theorized the three principles of justice meant to aid in reaching the fairest possible resolution. The decision on who...

Introduction While sociologists use the sociological viewpoint and start to make inquiries, no topic is beyond reach. Each feature of human behavior is a basis of conceivable investigation. Sociologists essentially interrogate the world that people have made and live in. They see patterns of conduct as individuals travel through this same...

Interactionalism and the Halo Effect Interactionalism is a theoretical perspective that uses human interaction to derive social processes; the halo effect is a cognitive bias where ambiguous judgment is deduced from concrete information. Chambliss uses the theories to analyze different experiences of the saints and the roughnecks in accordance with the...

Learn (Write a paragraph of at least 5 to 7 sentences answering the following questions.) What were the key findings from the research? Theory (Write 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.) Use one of the four major sociological theories to explain the key findings from...

Social science knowledge is an empirical study of social causes of human behavior and how individuals relate towards one another. Social and behavioral sciences seek to explain and describe our acts in a given environment. This branch of science deals with all human-made institutions and the functioning of the human...

The main theme in the reading is on gender stratification by the traditional approaches to international relations analyzes the role played by women in society. The social role of men and women gives men more authority, benefit, and prestige that violate the democratic ideal in a contemporary society. The superior...

Zimbardo experiments also commonly known as Stanford prison experiment because it was conducted at Stanford University in 1971. The research was an attempt to investigate the effects of psychology on perceived power, concentrating on the struggle between prison officers and prisoners. Philip Zimbardo, a psychology professor, was determined in discovering...