Human+Sciences

Different interpretations- views of other historians. So history doesn't repeat itself. || It's only written by the rich. It's open to interpretations. Conflicting views. Controlled by the government. Accuracy. It is only written by the victors. Confusion in dates. Beliefs. Conflicts in accuracy of information. Knowledge gained solely from someone else wrote down. Very limited sources from people of certain timelines. Reliability. Assumptions about why events happen. ||
 * 1) Based on your observations of group and individual behaviour, is it reasonable to think human behaviour can be studied? Why or why not? What problems are associated with such work?
 * It is reasonable to think that human behavior can be studied. One can carry out an experiment and observe the behavior of many individuals and make a generalization based on similar acts. However, each individual is unique and cannot be generalized. It is a percentage that leans towards the random act of individuality. A generalization about a group of people's reaction to something does not infer that each individual will react the same way, it is possible but more unlikely than likely. Yet lots of similarities will occur but no two individuals will do the exact same reaction. The problems are clear and that is evident in all human behavior that as humans each one of us has a mind and makes singular choices and for that reason to think that human behavior can be studied to a accurate AND precise result is incorrect.
 * 1) What methods could be used, or did we use in class, that could be considered valid for observing behaviour? What problems exist with these methods? How can they be improved?
 * The methods that we used were the influences of others on a person. We conducted an experiment to see what people will do when they are alone in a group or even being observed by a group. We saw how results can vary from person to person but again maintain an overall similarity and also we saw that doing something with someone else or being observed is different than doing something alone. The problems with these methods are that the action done by each person may or may not be changed because of the unique thought of each individual. For example, some students may have done the same thing being observed or not and other students changed their action when being among a group or observed by others. It is very tough to improve experiments where there will be random behavior, the only way is to constrict the actions.
 * 1) Can specific observations about behaviour lead to statements about human behaviour in general? Explain in what situations this might be true, and when it might not be true? Further to this, can we classify or categorize human behaviour?
 * Some specific observations can lead to generalizations about human behavior however, when culture, beliefs, and other aspects come into play then generalizing for humans as a whole can be difficult.
 * What do we study? What is the nature of the subject? || Problems ||
 * The past- to benefit the future.