Exam 16: Critical Thinking and Continuous Learning

Formally stated scientific theories are referred to as__________.

If we were to find that one conclusion drawn by a researcher was wrong, it is likely that we would __________ the research.

Harvard Business Review is a highly respected scientific journal.

To facilitate generalizability, researchers should__________.

Generalizability has to do with the chances a finding would be replicated in a different setting.

A correlation of 0 means__________.

Does personal experience provide a valid basis for knowledge? Why or why not?

The implicit theory that, "A happy worker is a productive worker," does not meet the criterion of__________.

When research seeks to reflect the real world with fidelity, it is pursuing its _____________ purpose.

A theory should be consistent with known facts.

All of the following are advantages of standardization EXCEPT __________.

The idea that to infer causality, we have to show that no other factor might have caused the effect, is called__________.

Learning organizations succeed by__________.

"Reliability" refers to__________.

A specific prediction about relationships between certain conditions is a__________.

The idea that everyone who uses a particular measure of a concept in the same way is called__________.

Implicit theories are more likely than explicit theories to meet the characteristics of "good" theories.

The idea that the measures we use to gather data are free of random errors is called__________.

A set of abstract interrelated ideas that specifies relationships among variables is a__________.

Published research that tells managers what they can manipulate to cause particular results, is pursuing the ________________ objective of research.