Part 1: Scientific Methods
    A) Basic Scientific Method:
        1) Initial research and literature search
        2) Hypothesis generation
        3) Experiment design
            i) Control variables
            ii) Experimental variables
            iii) Environmental variables
        4) Experiment and Analysis (see below)
        5) Evaluate Hypothesis
        6) Peer Review
    B) Designing Experiements:
        1) Devil's Advocate
        2) Placebo Effect and Double-Blind
    C) Analyzing Experiments:
        1) Selection Effect
        2) Observer Effect
        3) Signal to Noise
        4) Null Hypothesis
        5) Observer Bias
        6) Equipment Failure
        7) Data Contamination
        8) Occum's Razor
    D) Reasoning and Fallacies:
        1) Inductive Reasoning
        2) Deductive Reasoning
        3) Logical Fallacies
            i) False Cause
                (Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc)
            ii) Criticizing the Person
                (ad Hominem)
            iii) Appeal to the People
                (ad Populum)
            iv) Appeal to Authority
                (ad Verecundiam)
            v) Special Pleading
                (one-sided collection of facts)
            vi) Composition
                (true of parts, not true of whole)
            vii) Division
                (true of whole, not true of parts)
 
 
 
 
 

Part 2: Group Dynamics and Anxiety
    A) Anxiety:
        1) Signs
            i)Nervous Behaviors
            ii) Emotional Mis-attachments
            iii) Vocal Patterns
        2) Remedies
            i) Stressor Removal
            ii) Breathing Excercise
            iii) Physical Excercise
    B) Personal Bias:
        1) Emotional Involvment
        2) Subtle Influence
            i) Leading Questions
            ii) Artificial Memories
            iii) Children
        3) Trauma
    C) Negative Group Dynamics:
        1) Authority
        2) Dissension
        3) Lack of Communication
        4) Hierarchies
        5) Group Delusion
    D) Emergencies:
        1) Fight or Flight Instincts
        2) Shock
        3) Nervous Breakdowns
        4) Panic Attacks
 
 
© 2002 Mendel Schmiedekamp