{"id":205987,"date":"2025-03-26T06:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T06:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=205987"},"modified":"2025-03-26T06:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T06:21:40","slug":"which-of-the-following-exemplifies-the-empirical-method-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/26\/which-of-the-following-exemplifies-the-empirical-method-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start her course later because so many students arrive late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The empirical method<\/strong> refers to a way of gaining knowledge through direct observation or experimentation<\/strong> rather than through theory, logic, or personal beliefs. This method relies on measurable, observable evidence that can be tested and analyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sarkeesian\u2019s study involves observing and recording data<\/strong>, which are key aspects of the empirical method. By measuring how watching cartoons affects heart rates, Dr. Sarkeesian is using direct observations and objective measurements, making this a scientific approach<\/strong> to understanding the phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s examine why the other options do not<\/strong> exemplify the empirical method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. “A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain.”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • This does not involve direct observation or experimentation. The student may be researching or discussing theories, but unless they conduct an actual study, it is not empirical.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      1. “A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy.”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        • This is a form of communication, not research or data collection. It does not involve scientific observation or measurement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          1. “Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start her course later because so many students arrive late.”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            • This decision is based on experience and reasoning rather than systematic data collection<\/strong>. While the observation that students arrive late might be based on experience, no formal study was conducted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Thus, Dr. Sarkeesian\u2019s study best represents the empirical method<\/strong>, as it includes systematic observation and measurement<\/strong> of the effects of cartoons on heart rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method? A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain. A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy. Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates. Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}