Essays on Scientific Method

Introduction Technology has evolved since the Stone Age when tools were made out of stone, to the modern era that we are all living in now with tools like fluoroscopy, MRI, and CT scanners. We have come a long way and he use of technology…

The concept that “the one person we should never lie to is ourselves” is a form of absurdity through the human mind. As Samuel Johnson once said, “almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we can not resemble.” The ability…

It was early on the Sunday morning of August 17, 1971, when the Stanford Study Experiment first commenced. A college student was confused as he heard sirens blaring and a police officer placed him under arrest and drove him towards Stanford University. The “prison” made…

The protagonist of this piece is narrating his own story. According to Gerard Genette’s theory, he would be classified as an autodiegetic narrator. Therefore, the reader is limited to the protagonist’s perception of his surroundings. Furthermore, this narrative situation allows for the reader to get…

On May 3, 1469, a man by the name of Niccolò Machiavelli, was born in Florence, Italy. Known as the father of modern political theory, he was most famous for his strong efforts in his book titled, “The Prince.” This book alone gave a clear…

The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Known as one of the most intensively studied theories, Cognitive Dissonance theory was developed by American social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1957. He proposed individuals have a core belief system that affects attitude and actions. When conflict to this core…

Another revision was offered by Cooper and Fazio. He stated that dissonance occurs due to an unwarranted consequence. This was referred to as “new look”, which meant that people feel bad about their actions if they result in an adverse consequence and thus a dissonance…

When looking at the implementation of the quantitative approach upon my hypothesis, there is a compulsion to run through every possible aspect of the approach, as it is much more complex than the 3 phases that are suggested. This first phase involves you bringing all…

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect of the habitat on the population of butterflies. This experiment was conducted by using two different shades of backgrounds to mimic the habitats. We also used colored hole-punched paper and tweezers to demonstrate butterfly species…

New Expectations and Goals Our mock interview assignment allowed me to do extensive self evaluation as well as the opportunity to compare and contrast between myself and what most likely would be competitors for a teaching job. This assignment simulated the high stakes interview routine…