induction

Examples of induction in the following topics:

• Reasoning and Inference

  • Scientists use inductive reasoning to create theories and hypotheses.
  • An example of inductive reasoning is, "The sun has risen every morning so far; therefore, the sun rises every morning."
  • A faulty example of inductive reasoning is, "I saw two brown cats; therefore, the cats in this neighborhood are brown."
  • As you can see, inductive reasoning can lead to erroneous conclusions.
  • Can you distinguish between his deductive (general to specific) and inductive (specific to general) reasoning?

• Reasoning

  • We use many mental shortcuts when conducting inductive, deductive, abductive, and analogous reasoning to find a solution to a problem.
  • In order to solve problems, we utilize four major forms of reasoning: deduction, induction, abduction, and analogy.
  • However, unlike deduction, induction, or abduction where at least one premise (or the conclusion) is general, analogy concerns itself only with specifics and particulars.
  • Differentiate between the processes of induction, deduction, abduction, and analogy, discussing heuristics that are used in these processes

• Surveys and Interviews

  • After the mood induction, he has both groups fill out a survey about their current emotions.
  • In this example, the mood induction condition is the independent (manipulated) variable, while participants' responses on the emotion survey is the dependent (measured) variable.

• Unconscious Perception and Influences on Behavior

  • Hypnosis is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions.

• Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

  • Piaget determined that in this stage, children are able to incorporate inductive reasoning, which involves drawing inferences from observations in order to make a generalization.