Intuition: it is immediate, it does
not use reasoning, it takes
advantage of assimilated
knowledge, but it is not reliable.
Examples of Intuition 1) When a mother
senses that something is happening to her
child. 2) When a nurse who knows her
patient sufficiently senses that he is having
a stroke.
Logical Reasoning: it is the combination of
experience, intellectual faculties and
thought processes. There are two lines of
reasoning.
Inductive Reasoning: from
precise observations they lead
to generalization.
Deductive reasoning: from the
general it goes towards the
particular phenomena.
Personal experience (trial and error): it is a natural
tendency to anticipate; it is learning through trial
and error; it is neither systematic nor infallible. This
repeatedly until a response is obtained is not an
effective method.
Ejemplos de Experiencia personal 1) Cuando un niño
escucha de sus padres que no debe tocar elenchufe y
el niño toca el enchufe hasta que le da la corriente y
aprende por sí mismo que no debe hacerlo. 2) Cuando
una persona aprende a andar en bicicleta, se cae
tantas veces hasta que puedepedalear sin caerse.
Traditions and Authority: they are based on past
customs and trends, but they can be held back if
they are based on rituals. Traditions and customs
are kept in force by authority rather than research
Scientific Research: it is based on a rational process; it
is modified as it progresses; It is a descriptive and
explanatory method of the facts, events and
phenomena; it is the most rigorous and acceptable.