Across
- 2. term for the measure of excellence that challenges our self-perception when witnessing something extraordinary
- 3. a network of beliefs or a model for understanding, which can be cultural or intellectual is called a …
- 6. a type of both personal and shared knowledge; a well-structered area of knowledge or one’s understanding of subjects acquired in school and research
- 11. assuming that just because two things are similar in one or more concepts, that they are alike in another
- 13. skills-based knowledge which can be thought of as knowledge how
- 16. The knowledge that a particular individual has of the world which consists of experiential knowledge and second-hand knowledge
- 18. the sum of total knowledge which can be communicated verbally or nonverbally to one another in a group of people
- 22. the action of showing something to be right or reasonable.
- 25. a set of step-by-step rules found (mainly) in computer programs or elsewhere designed to achieve a specific result/task
- 26. a type of knowledge which is acquired through experience
- 29. moves from particular observations, experiences, or data to general conclusions
- 30. a process which we use to recall knowledge (rather than the source of knowledge).
- 32. moves from general observations, experiences, or data to particular conclusions
- 33. a type of knowledge which is acquired through experience
- 36. a view held by some people which rejects the theory of evolution and claims that each species was uniquely created by God
- 44. a way of knowing that can be treated both ways - as an obstacle to our knowledge or the source of our knowledge
- 45. can refer to an experiment, it pinpoints exactly what you want to find out and gives your work a clear purpose and focus
- 46. a concept that can only be understood through experience and reflection
Down
- 1. a type of personal knowledge that one is unable to share
- 4. Tendency of a verbal description to influence and distort perception is called ….
- 5. a mental state in which one is completely absorbed in an activity
- 7. trying to perform more than one task at the same time
- 8. knowledge based on personal acquaintance or practical know- how
- 9. reasoning - begins with true premises and a valid argument to reach a conclusion that is also true.
- 10. name of the stated the hypythesis: "language does more than communicate our knowledge: it determins the way we think"
- 12. a list of literary works considered by experts to have the greatest literary and cultural value.
- 14. uncritically accepting something as true simply because an authority says it is true
- 15. Belief in a concept, thought, etc. that does not require proof. (a wok)
- 17. The second-hand knowledge which is a stock of cultural and local information, random facts and trivia
- 19. the ability to understand something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning
- 20. the news media’s use of pictures and language to shape the way the story is presented; the way the information is presented
- 21. the standard definition of knowledge dating back to the time of Plato – to know that something is true we not only have to believe it but also need to have justification for our belief
- 23. giving equal weight to both sides of an alleged controversy when the evidence strongly suggests that one side is wrong
- 24. predetermined opinion or judgment based on stereotypes.
- 27. knowledge acquired “second-hand” from sources such as one’s culture, school, internet etc.
- 28. a ‘map’ of beliefs and practices through which a group of people try to make sense of reality.
- 31. a person’s sense or ‘gut feeling’, can, for example refer to somebody’s character
- 34. phrase used to describe someone that is unable to make a decision due to overthinking a problem they have
- 35. the biological process by which our brain receives and interprets sensory information, shaping our understanding of the world.
- 37. might be regarded as a source of knowledge; is often associated with creativity and ‘thinking outside the box’
- 38. a concise explanation that encompasses and predicts a range of phenomena.
- 39. the belief that all knowledge is ultimately based on sense experience
- 40. a situation in which we surround ourselves with information that confirms our pre-existing prejudices
- 41. a fallacy in which one action leads to an unintended chain of usually negative outcomes
- 42. a way of knowing as well as being the second part of the knowledge framework, universal. Intended communication, words, sounds and gestures.
- 43. not having one obvious meaning/a fallacy where one uses an ambiguous term in more than one sense, making the argument confusing