Triad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search A triad, meaning a "group of three". Triad or triade may refer to: Associations[edit] Music[edit] Entertainment[edit] Television and film[edit] Video games[edit] Literature[edit] Welsh Triads, collections of medieval Welsh legend and historyTriads of Ireland, triplet proverbs and aphorismsThe three parts of the Pindaric ode: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode Philosophy and religion[edit] Politics and economics[edit] Economic "triad" of Japan and Southeast Asia, North America, and Western Europe in the theory of triadization Psychology and sociology[edit] Science and technology[edit] Biology and medicine[edit] Other[edit] See also[edit]
Social science Social science is an academic discipline concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society. It includes anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology. In a wider sense, it may often include some fields in the humanities[1] such as archaeology, history, law, and linguistics. Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense. History[edit] The history of the social sciences begins in the Age of Enlightenment after 1650, which saw a revolution within natural philosophy, changing the basic framework by which individuals understood what was "scientific". The beginnings of the social sciences in the 18th century are reflected in the grand encyclopedia of Diderot, with articles from Rousseau and other pioneers. Branches[edit] Anthropology[edit] Communication studies[edit] Economics[edit]
Critical thinking Analysis of facts to form a judgment Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments in order to form a judgement by the application of rational, skeptical, and unbiased analyses and evaluation.[1] The application of critical thinking includes self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective habits of the mind;[2] thus, a critical thinker is a person who practices the skills of critical thinking or has been trained and educated in its disciplines.[3] Philosopher Richard W. Paul said that the mind of a critical thinker engages the person's intellectual abilities and personality traits.[4] Critical thinking presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use in effective communication and problem solving, and a commitment to overcome egocentrism and sociocentrism.[5][6] In the classical period (5th c.–4th c. Etymology and origin of critical thinking [edit] Logic and rationality Kerry S. In sum:
the INTERESTING thoughts of EDWARD MONKTON McNair Scholars Program UW-Madison has an outstanding McNair Scholars Program to assist undergraduates in obtaining the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in graduate school. This national program provides research opportunities, research stipends and extensive preparation to create a bridge between undergraduate and graduate education. Each year, approximately 25 highly qualified students interested in post-graduate study participate in the McNair Scholars program. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to create a diverse academic environment by increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented students in UW-Madison graduate programs and ultimately the professorate. This federally-funded program accepts applicants from low-income backgrounds who are first-generation college students and targeted minority applicants. *Under federal guidelines for the McNair program, "targeted minority" includes African-American/Black; American Indian and/or Hispanic/Latino(a).
Structure and agency Debate in social sciences Structure, socialization and autonomy [edit] Some theorists put forward that what we know as our social existence is largely determined by the overall structure of society. The perceived agency of individuals can also mostly be explained by the operation of this structure. All of these schools in this context can be seen as forms of holism – the notion that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". On the other hand, other theorists stress the capacity of individual "agents" to construct and reconstruct their worlds. Lastly, a third option, taken by many modern social theorists, attempts to find a point of balance between the two previous positions. The first approach (emphasizing the importance of societal structure) dominated in classical sociology. The central debate, therefore, pits theorists committed to the notions of methodological holism against those committed to methodological individualism. Berger and Luckmann Peter L. Recent developments
Psychology Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors.[1][2] Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases,[3][4] and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society.[5][6] In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors. While psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of mental health problems, it is also directed towards understanding and solving problems in many different spheres of human activity. Etymology History Structuralism Functionalism Psychoanalysis Behaviorism Humanistic
Aberration of light The apparent position of a star viewed from the Earth depends on the Earth's velocity. The effect is typically much smaller than illustrated. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration, stellar aberration, or velocity aberration) is an astronomical phenomenon which produces an apparent motion of celestial objects about their true positions, dependent on the velocity of the observer. Aberration causes objects to appear to be displaced towards the direction of motion of the observer compared to when the observer is stationary. The change in angle is typically very small — of the order of v/c where c is the speed of light and v the velocity of the observer. The term aberration has historically been used to refer to a number of related phenomena concerning the propagation of light in moving bodies.[1] Aberration should not be confused with parallax. Explanation[edit] Classical explanation[edit] and , at an angle . , and the y velocity is unchanged, . In the case of where