Question 1

Which of these principles are NOT key to social scientific thinking:

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct method of agreement 
B)  Method of consistence 
C)  Joint method 
D)  Concomitant variation 
A)  Direct method of agreement 
B)  Method of consistence 
C)  Joint method 
D)  Concomitant variation B

Question 2

Which of the following scholar(s) belonged to the social scientific paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  David Hurme 
C)  George Wilhelm Hegel 
D)  Emile Durkheim 
A)  Auguste Comte 
B)  David Hurme 
C)  George Wilhelm Hegel 
D)  Emile Durkheim A,B,D

Question 3

Which traditions of philosophy acknowledge some level of research subjectivity in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism 
B)  Post-positivism 
C)  Modern positivism 
A)  Positivism 
B)  Post-positivism 
C)  Modern positivism B

Question 4

What did Karl Popper argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge can always be proven right through scientific measures 
B)  Knowledge can never be proven 
C)  Knowledge can only be refuted 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Knowledge can always be proven right through scientific measures 
B)  Knowledge can never be proven 
C)  Knowledge can only be refuted 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

What steps are involved when following a scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing hypotheses 
B)  Proposing a theory 
C)  Generalizing based on the findings 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Testing hypotheses 
B)  Proposing a theory 
C)  Generalizing based on the findings 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

How is positivism different from post-positivism?

Accepted Answer

Positivism and post-positivism are two p

Question 7

What are hypotheses used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  They help researchers make predictions based on theories 
B)  They help researchers know what the findings will be 
C)  They help researchers choose the methods 
A)  They help researchers make predictions based on theories 
B)  They help researchers know what the findings will be 
C)  They help researchers choose the methods

Question 8

Different branches of positivism exist. Which are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  Post-positivism 
B)  Classical positivism 
C)  Modern positivism 
D)  Logical positivism 
A)  Post-positivism 
B)  Classical positivism 
C)  Modern positivism 
D)  Logical positivism

Question 9

Which aspects are central to "logical positivism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge comes from researchers' own interpretations 
B)  Knowledge comes from verification 
C)  Knowledge includes rational thought 
A)  Knowledge comes from researchers' own interpretations 
B)  Knowledge comes from verification 
C)  Knowledge includes rational thought

Question 10

What are the five principles to inductive reasoning outlined by John Stuart Mill?

Accepted Answer

John Stuart Mill outlined five principle

Question 11

What does "determinism" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human actions are caused by factors that cannot be identified 
B)  Internal attributes do not affect human actions, only external factors do 
C)  External factors do not affect human actions, only internal attributes do 
D)  Human actions are caused by identifiable factors 
A)  Human actions are caused by factors that cannot be identified 
B)  Internal attributes do not affect human actions, only external factors do 
C)  External factors do not affect human actions, only internal attributes do 
D)  Human actions are caused by identifiable factors

Question 12

What is the purpose of generalizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  To improve theories 
B)  To develop an area of study 
C)  To highlight power relations in different contexts 
D)  All of the above 
A)  To improve theories 
B)  To develop an area of study 
C)  To highlight power relations in different contexts 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

Which methods are most used in social scientific research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative methods 
B)  Mixed-methods 
C)  Qualitative methods 
A)  Quantitative methods 
B)  Mixed-methods 
C)  Qualitative methods

Question 14

What is the place of value in research for social scientists?

Accepted Answer

The concept of "place of value" in resea

Question 15

Which of the following statements refer to positivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reality is socially constructed 
B)  Truth can be revealed through science 
C)  Truth is always subjective 
D)  Valid information can be obtained through mathematical explanations 
A)  Reality is socially constructed 
B)  Truth can be revealed through science 
C)  Truth is always subjective 
D)  Valid information can be obtained through mathematical explanations

Question 16

Which if the following are NOT tenets of social scientific research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empiricism 
B)  Subjectivity 
C)  Voluntarism 
D)  Objectivity 
A)  Empiricism 
B)  Subjectivity 
C)  Voluntarism 
D)  Objectivity

Question 17

Social-scientific reasoning combines inductive and deductive logic.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False: it only uses inductive logic 
C)  False: it only uses deductive logic 
A)  True 
B)  False: it only uses inductive logic 
C)  False: it only uses deductive logic

Question 18

What does positivism argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legitimate information come only from scientific explanations of reality 
B)  Truth can never be revealed but scientists should always try 
C)  Science is the only way through which truth can be revealed 
A)  Legitimate information come only from scientific explanations of reality 
B)  Truth can never be revealed but scientists should always try 
C)  Science is the only way through which truth can be revealed

Question 19

Social-scientific research aims at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Describing individuals' behaviors and viewpoints 
B)  Making claims and empirical generalizations 
C)  Deconstructing meanings that are taken for granted 
D)  Predicting individuals' behaviors 
A)  Describing individuals' behaviors and viewpoints 
B)  Making claims and empirical generalizations 
C)  Deconstructing meanings that are taken for granted 
D)  Predicting individuals' behaviors

Question 20

For a social scientist, what is theory?

Accepted Answer

Theory, for a social scientist, refers t

Which of these principles are NOT key to social scientific thinking:

Which of the following scholar(s) belonged to the social scientific paradigm?

Which traditions of philosophy acknowledge some level of research subjectivity in research?

What did Karl Popper argue?

What steps are involved when following a scientific method?

How is positivism different from post-positivism?

What are hypotheses used for?

Different branches of positivism exist. Which are they?

Which aspects are central to "logical positivism"?

What are the five principles to inductive reasoning outlined by John Stuart Mill?

What does "determinism" mean?

What is the purpose of generalizations?

Which methods are most used in social scientific research?

What is the place of value in research for social scientists?

Which of the following statements refer to positivism?

Which if the following are NOT tenets of social scientific research?

Social-scientific reasoning combines inductive and deductive logic.

What does positivism argue?

Social-scientific research aims at:

For a social scientist, what is theory?

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Exam 2: The Social Scientific Approach to Theory

Which of these principles are NOT key to social scientific thinking:

Which of the following scholar(s) belonged to the social scientific paradigm?

Which traditions of philosophy acknowledge some level of research subjectivity in research?

What did Karl Popper argue?

What steps are involved when following a scientific method?

How is positivism different from post-positivism?

What are hypotheses used for?

Different branches of positivism exist. Which are they?

Which aspects are central to "logical positivism"?

What are the five principles to inductive reasoning outlined by John Stuart Mill?

What does "determinism" mean?

What is the purpose of generalizations?

Which methods are most used in social scientific research?

What is the place of value in research for social scientists?

Which of the following statements refer to positivism?

Which if the following are NOT tenets of social scientific research?

Social-scientific reasoning combines inductive and deductive logic.

What does positivism argue?

Social-scientific research aims at:

For a social scientist, what is theory?

Introduction to Communication Theory

The Interpretive Approach to Theory

The Critical Approach to Theory

Interpersonal Communication

Organizational Communication

Intercultural Communication

Small Group Communication

Health Communication

Mass Communication

Persuasion

Rhetorical Theory

Critical Cultural Theory

Filters