Question 1

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the natural sciences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held. 
A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held. A

Question 2

Disciplinary perspectives

Accepted Answer

A)  Are irrelevant in interdisciplinary research. 
B)  Are occasionally consulted in interdisciplinary research. 
C)  Are integrated in interdisciplinary research. 
A)  Are irrelevant in interdisciplinary research. 
B)  Are occasionally consulted in interdisciplinary research. 
C)  Are integrated in interdisciplinary research. C

Question 3

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the social sciences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held. 
A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held. B

Question 4

The primary and overall objective of Chapter 5 is to

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss the role of disciplines and their application to interdisciplinary inquiry. 
B)  Introduce you to the "cognitive toolkit" of interdisciplinary studies. 
C)  Explain the benefits of civic engagement. 
A)  Discuss the role of disciplines and their application to interdisciplinary inquiry. 
B)  Introduce you to the "cognitive toolkit" of interdisciplinary studies. 
C)  Explain the benefits of civic engagement.

Question 5

The epistemologies of the natural sciences make scientific approaches inadequate for addressing these kind of issues:

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex issues. 
B)  Real world issues. 
C)  Value issues 
A)  Complex issues. 
B)  Real world issues. 
C)  Value issues

Question 6

Branches of specialties within disciplines are

Accepted Answer

A)  Interdisciplines. 
B)  Departments. 
C)  Subdisciplines. 
A)  Interdisciplines. 
B)  Departments. 
C)  Subdisciplines.

Question 7

A discipline's favored phenomena, epistemology, assumptions, concepts, theories, methods, and data is called
)

Accepted Answer

A)  Its defining elements. 
B)  Its approach. 
C)  Its bias. 
A)  Its defining elements. 
B)  Its approach. 
C)  Its bias.

Question 8

The grouping of things according to their common characteristics is called

Accepted Answer

A)  A college. 
B)  A taxonomy. 
C)  A discipline. 
A)  A college. 
B)  A taxonomy. 
C)  A discipline.

Question 9

As an interdisciplinary studies student, you need a basic understanding of theory because

Accepted Answer

A)  More than ever before, theory dominates scholarly discourse. 
B)  It is what differentiates multidisciplinarity from interdisciplinarity. 
C)  It will help you detect different meanings of the same concept. 
A)  More than ever before, theory dominates scholarly discourse. 
B)  It is what differentiates multidisciplinarity from interdisciplinarity. 
C)  It will help you detect different meanings of the same concept.

Question 10

Disciplines in the category of natural sciences include: .

Accepted Answer

A)  Music, Art, Pottery, Ceramics 
B)  Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry 
C)  Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology 
A)  Music, Art, Pottery, Ceramics 
B)  Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry 
C)  Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology

Question 11

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the humanities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held. 
A)  Knowledge is objective, replicable, and acquired via the "scientific method." 
B)  Knowledge seeks causality and relies on behavior, variability, and relation to socially held norms. 
C)  Knowledge is interpretive, critical, inherent to the object or text, and represents values that may be shared or individually held.

Question 12

"The shadow side of these [dimensions] is the way in which a disciplines can often constrain thought-declaring some ways of knowing reasonable and others inade?quate or even suspect. According to some sociologists and critical theorists, "disci?plining" thought and academic practices (e.g., disciplinary course requirements) represents an exercise of coercive power and a way of reinforcing social and insti?tutional conditions that benefit some groups and perspectives over others" (Boix Mansilla & Jackson) Boix Mansilla and Jackson are making the point that

Accepted Answer

A)  Interdisciplinary learning is superior to disciplinary learning. 
B)  By compartmentalizing knowledge, disciplinary learning constrains thought. 
C)  Space can also inhibit learning by physically segregating majors. 
A)  Interdisciplinary learning is superior to disciplinary learning. 
B)  By compartmentalizing knowledge, disciplinary learning constrains thought. 
C)  Space can also inhibit learning by physically segregating majors.

Question 13

What is an academic discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  A course that is deemed to be of value in the humanities 
B)  A course that is offered at a university that focuses on the natural world 
C)  An identifiable but evolving domain of knowledge that its members study using certain tools that serve as a way of knowing that is powerful but constraining. 
A)  A course that is deemed to be of value in the humanities 
B)  A course that is offered at a university that focuses on the natural world 
C)  An identifiable but evolving domain of knowledge that its members study using certain tools that serve as a way of knowing that is powerful but constraining.

Question 14

When a professor writes an article (a process that may take months or even years), they then submit it to an academic journal whose editors will almost always send it off to anonymous "referees" who for disciplinary research are usually scholars from the same discipline. This is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  Peer review. 
B)  Tenure and promotion. 
C)  Disciplinary perspective. 
A)  Peer review. 
B)  Tenure and promotion. 
C)  Disciplinary perspective.

Question 15

Disciplines in the category of social sciences include: .

Accepted Answer

A)  Music, Art, Pottery, Ceramics 
B)  Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry 
C)  Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology 
A)  Music, Art, Pottery, Ceramics 
B)  Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry 
C)  Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology

Question 16

Disciplines share beliefs about how and how much we can understand about the nature of the world we live in. This is their

Accepted Answer

A)  Methodology 
B)  Sociology 
C)  Epistemology 
A)  Methodology 
B)  Sociology 
C)  Epistemology

Question 17

What is the purpose of a discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide sufficient information so that courses may be aligned with a particular department 
B)  To interpret reality according to certain prescribed guidelines and provide its members with organizational support. 
C)  To support promotion and tenure for faculty 
A)  To provide sufficient information so that courses may be aligned with a particular department 
B)  To interpret reality according to certain prescribed guidelines and provide its members with organizational support. 
C)  To support promotion and tenure for faculty

Question 18

The intellectual capacity to view a complex problem, phenomenon, or behavior from multiple perspectives, including disciplinary ones, in order
To develop a more comprehensive understanding of it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Interdisciplinary perspective taking. 
B)  Humility. 
C)  Civic engagement. 
A)  Interdisciplinary perspective taking. 
B)  Humility. 
C)  Civic engagement.

Question 19

The "social content of disciplines" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  The community of scholars who engage in the work of the discipline. 
B)  The academic content of the discipline. 
C)  The organizational structure of the discipline. 
A)  The community of scholars who engage in the work of the discipline. 
B)  The academic content of the discipline. 
C)  The organizational structure of the discipline.

Question 20

When an environmental science program, for example, is staffed with faculty from biology, chemistry, and Earth science, the program is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  Definitely interdisciplinary. 
B)  Multidisciplinary only. 
C)  Multidisciplinary and possibly interdisciplinary. 
A)  Definitely interdisciplinary. 
B)  Multidisciplinary only. 
C)  Multidisciplinary and possibly interdisciplinary.

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the natural sciences?

Disciplinary perspectives

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the social sciences?

The primary and overall objective of Chapter 5 is to

The epistemologies of the natural sciences make scientific approaches inadequate for addressing these kind of issues:

Branches of specialties within disciplines are

A discipline's favored phenomena, epistemology, assumptions, concepts, theories, methods, and data is called )

The grouping of things according to their common characteristics is called

As an interdisciplinary studies student, you need a basic understanding of theory because

Disciplines in the category of natural sciences include: .

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the humanities?

What is an academic discipline?

When a professor writes an article (a process that may take months or even years), they then submit it to an academic journal whose editors will almost always send it off to anonymous "referees" who for disciplinary research are usually scholars from the same discipline. This is called a

Disciplines in the category of social sciences include: .

Disciplines share beliefs about how and how much we can understand about the nature of the world we live in. This is their

What is the purpose of a discipline?

The intellectual capacity to view a complex problem, phenomenon, or behavior from multiple perspectives, including disciplinary ones, in order To develop a more comprehensive understanding of it is called

The "social content of disciplines" refers to

When an environmental science program, for example, is staffed with faculty from biology, chemistry, and Earth science, the program is said to be

Interdisciplinary Studies in the Real World

The Rise of the Modern Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinary Studies Defined

The Interdisciplinary Studies Cognitive Toolkit

The Dna of Interdisciplinary Studies

Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Perspectives

Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Insights

Thinking Critically About Integration and Its Results

An Interdisciplinary Research Road Map

Identifying Relevant Disciplines and Gathering Information About the Problem

Analyzing Insights and Reflecting on Process

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Exam 5: Academic Disciplines

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the natural sciences?

Disciplinary perspectives

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the social sciences?

The primary and overall objective of Chapter 5 is to

The epistemologies of the natural sciences make scientific approaches inadequate for addressing these kind of issues:

Branches of specialties within disciplines are

A discipline's favored phenomena, epistemology, assumptions, concepts, theories, methods, and data is called )

The grouping of things according to their common characteristics is called

As an interdisciplinary studies student, you need a basic understanding of theory because

Disciplines in the category of natural sciences include: .

Which of the following expresses the epistemology of the humanities?

What is an academic discipline?

When a professor writes an article (a process that may take months or even years), they then submit it to an academic journal whose editors will almost always send it off to anonymous "referees" who for disciplinary research are usually scholars from the same discipline. This is called a

Disciplines in the category of social sciences include: .

Disciplines share beliefs about how and how much we can understand about the nature of the world we live in. This is their

What is the purpose of a discipline?

The intellectual capacity to view a complex problem, phenomenon, or behavior from multiple perspectives, including disciplinary ones, in order To develop a more comprehensive understanding of it is called

The "social content of disciplines" refers to

When an environmental science program, for example, is staffed with faculty from biology, chemistry, and Earth science, the program is said to be

Interdisciplinary Studies in the Real World

The Rise of the Modern Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinary Studies Defined

The Interdisciplinary Studies Cognitive Toolkit

The Dna of Interdisciplinary Studies

Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Perspectives

Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Insights

Thinking Critically About Integration and Its Results

An Interdisciplinary Research Road Map

Identifying Relevant Disciplines and Gathering Information About the Problem

Analyzing Insights and Reflecting on Process

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