Authors:
- Martina Šendula-Pavelić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Article type:
Review
Abstract:
Everyday we navigate through a sea of overwhelming (dis)information. It is important for us to understand why people around us react in certain ways; we try to predict behaviors or situations that repeatedly occur by observing their consequences and then try to control them. Day by day we discover something new, learn, assess the validity of information, and apply various research skills. The research process is not reserved only for professional scientists. We carefully observe, ask questions, form beliefs, expectations, and certain assumptions or hypotheses, then observe whether we can confirm or refute these hypotheses and beliefs about the relationships between two or more phenomena (variables). We check if the answers and arguments we have reached work and help us answer questions and solve problems. In this way, we reduce uncertainty and insecurity and try to influence and change our environment.
Keywords:
Literacy, curiosity, passion, knowledge