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The words “empirical evidence”, “empirical research”, and “empiricism” are used by psychologists and scientists in their scientific studies. The word “empirical” refers to information that is based observation and experimentation, thus, relies on evidence (Spielman, R., et al., 2017). Empirical evidence can be gathered by relying upon different parts of our bodies. The parts of our bodies that we rely upon when gathering empirical evidence are the following: our eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin. These body parts are also known as our sensory organs. Our eyes play a crucial role in gathering visual information from our surroundings; our ears perceive different sounds such as noises, speech, etc.; our nose helps us distinguish and interpret different kinds of odors in order to recognize a particular environment or situation; our tongue and sense of taste can provide valuable information by perceiving flavors or sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness; and finally; our skin or our tactile sensation helps us gather empirical evidence by feeling objects and paying attention to their texture, temperature, etc. However, our brain, plays a crucial role in interpreting the empirical evidence that has been gathered by our sensory organs. For example, the receptors on our skin take messages about temperature and texture and pass it through our nervous system to the brain which then processes and interprets the messages. Without this interpretation, the information gathered risks being, somehow, useless. I would consider that my day to day living experience and observations as part of empirical evidence because the information I provide regarding my day to day living is based on observation and experience. My personal experiences lead me to believe something to be true because I have seen it, heard it, smelled it, tasted it and felt it (Nargi, A., 2019). I have, therefore, somehow experienced it which makes it an empirical evidence. Word count: 305 References: • Spielman, R., Dumper, K., Jenkins, W., Lacombe, A., Lovett, M. & Perlmutter, M. (2017). Psychology. OpenStax College, Rice University. https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology . • Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Empirical. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved December 3, 2019 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empirical • Alexa Nargi (2019). The problem of Empirical Knowledge https://medium.com/@anargi95/the-problem-of-empirical-knowledge- d21e7805a109 353 words

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