The error of assuming that one particular method of inquiry is superior to all others and that any truth discovered by a different method is inherently suspect. It’s the quantitative researcher who dismisses qualitative interviews as "anecdotal," or the historian who thinks lab experiments have no bearing on understanding the past. This bias mistakes the tool for the truth and ignores the fact that complex problems often require multiple methods.
Example: "The psychologist showed Methodological Bias by refusing to consider case studies, insisting that only double-blind lab experiments could reveal anything about the human mind."
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The analysis of how different fields or schools are governed by dominant, often unquestioned, methodologies—the accepted "right way" to conduct research. This paradigm dictates whether you use statistics or case studies, algorithms or ethnography, double-blind trials or philosophical reflection. Your method isn't just a tool; it's your tribal identity and your license to be taken seriously.
Theory of Methodological Paradigms Example: In psychology, the "quantitative/experimental" paradigm and the "qualitative/phenomenological" paradigm have been at war. The former views the latter as "soft storytelling"; the latter views the former as "reducing human experience to numbers." Each is a methodological paradigm with its own journals, heroes, and criteria for what constitutes legitimate knowledge about the mind.
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