ABSTRACT
The scientific method rests on empiricism . Empiricism means information is collected via one of our major senses, usually sight. One can touch, feel, hear, or see the information. This information, referred to as data , usually takes the form of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. For example, I examine the way in which men and women think about themselves and the world, the way men and women experience and express emotions, the way men and women interact with other people, and the way men’s and women’s bodies respond to stress. Statements about these observations, or data, are called facts . A collection of facts can be used to generate a theory , or an abstract generalization that provides an explanation for the set of facts.
