Question 1

Which term is best defined by the following statement? "It is how we know what we know."

Accepted Answer

A) Ontology 
B) Value-laden assumption 
C) Epistemology 
D) Graffito 
A) Ontology 
B) Value-laden assumption 
C) Epistemology 
D) Graffito C

Question 2

Conflicts of assumptions include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Ontological 
B) Epistemological 
C) Value laden 
D) Ornithological 
A) Ontological 
B) Epistemological 
C) Value laden 
D) Ornithological D

Question 3

Epistemology is the study of?

Accepted Answer

A) How we know what we know 
B) Our understanding of reality 
C) Our understanding of consciousness 
D) The value of ideas' 
A) How we know what we know 
B) Our understanding of reality 
C) Our understanding of consciousness 
D) The value of ideas' A

Question 4

Theories can do all except:

Accepted Answer

A) Be an insight 
B) Bring together concepts and make claims about their relationships 
C) Exemplify underlying disciplinary assumptions 
D) Be the definitive answer to the problem 
A) Be an insight 
B) Bring together concepts and make claims about their relationships 
C) Exemplify underlying disciplinary assumptions 
D) Be the definitive answer to the problem

Question 5

When two disciplines talk about the same ideas but use different words to describe it,it is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict within disciplinary insights 
B) Conflict between disciplinary insights 
C) Conflict between theories 
D) Ontological conflict 
A) Conflict within disciplinary insights 
B) Conflict between disciplinary insights 
C) Conflict between theories 
D) Ontological conflict

Question 6

Identifying conflict is necessary because:

Accepted Answer

A) It stands in the way of achieving integration. 
B) It helps determine which disciplinary perspective is correct. 
C) It helps discredit disciplinary scholars. 
D) It is not necessary. 
A) It stands in the way of achieving integration. 
B) It helps determine which disciplinary perspective is correct. 
C) It helps discredit disciplinary scholars. 
D) It is not necessary.

Question 7

Theories from different disciplines generally:

Accepted Answer

A) Have common ground 
B) Have conflicts of assumptions 
C) Never describe the same phenomena 
D) Never arrive at the same conclusion 
A) Have common ground 
B) Have conflicts of assumptions 
C) Never describe the same phenomena 
D) Never arrive at the same conclusion

Question 8

Theories from the same discipline are less likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A) The underlying assumption of the originating discipline 
B) A claim about the relationship between concepts 
C) Conflicts 
D) Common ground 
A) The underlying assumption of the originating discipline 
B) A claim about the relationship between concepts 
C) Conflicts 
D) Common ground

Question 9

Different concepts used to describe the same phenomenon are said to be the basis of?

Accepted Answer

A) Creating insight 
B) Creating common ground 
C) Creating conflict 
D) Creating theory 
A) Creating insight 
B) Creating common ground 
C) Creating conflict 
D) Creating theory

Question 10

Authors using similar concepts to describe different phenomenon would be an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict of contextual meaning 
B) Conflict of contextual assumptions 
C) Conflict of disciplinary theories 
D) No conflict at all 
A) Conflict of contextual meaning 
B) Conflict of contextual assumptions 
C) Conflict of disciplinary theories 
D) No conflict at all

Question 11

An effective way to identify assumptions is to ask?

Accepted Answer

A) Which part of the problem does the author address? 
B) What are the author's credentials? 
C) How does the author see the problem? 
D) Where did the author publish their literature? 
A) Which part of the problem does the author address? 
B) What are the author's credentials? 
C) How does the author see the problem? 
D) Where did the author publish their literature?

Question 12

When undergraduates summarize STEP 7: Identifying conflicts,a ___________ is often sufficient.

Accepted Answer

A) Section 
B) Page 
C) Sentence 
D) Paragraph 
A) Section 
B) Page 
C) Sentence 
D) Paragraph

Question 13

The need for integration arises out of conflicts,controversies,and differences.Without them __________ would not be necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition 
B) Citation 
C) Diversity 
D) Integration 
A) Recognition 
B) Citation 
C) Diversity 
D) Integration

Question 14

Theoretical conflicts between different disciplines are more common because:

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to have different underlying assumptions 
B) Modernist and post-modernist will always assert "they" are right 
C) Fundamentally all people are motivated by national self-interest and most hard scientists just do not believe that. 
D) Their disciplinary values will always represent different commitments to diversity 
A) They are more likely to have different underlying assumptions 
B) Modernist and post-modernist will always assert "they" are right 
C) Fundamentally all people are motivated by national self-interest and most hard scientists just do not believe that. 
D) Their disciplinary values will always represent different commitments to diversity

Question 15

Conflicts may occur within as well as between disciplines

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

It is necessary to identify conflicts between insights:

Accepted Answer

A) Because those conflicts inhibit finding common ground 
B) So that you can choose which literature to take out of your paper 
C) Because they are inconvenient when they pop up 
D) Because they require recognition with citations of diversity 
A) Because those conflicts inhibit finding common ground 
B) So that you can choose which literature to take out of your paper 
C) Because they are inconvenient when they pop up 
D) Because they require recognition with citations of diversity

Question 17

Theories bring together concepts and make a claim about their relationships.Which of the following statements is NOT true:

Accepted Answer

A) Theories from the same discipline are likely to have less conflict because they tend to share basic assumptions. 
B) Even though theories from the same discipline may have basic assumptions when focused on a specific problem the assumptions related to that problem can differ. 
C) Theories will look at the same problem the same way thus conflict between insights will not be apparent when they are applied to a particular problem 
D) To be interdisciplinary,identified theories may need to be modified in order to integrate conflicting interpretations. 
A) Theories from the same discipline are likely to have less conflict because they tend to share basic assumptions. 
B) Even though theories from the same discipline may have basic assumptions when focused on a specific problem the assumptions related to that problem can differ. 
C) Theories will look at the same problem the same way thus conflict between insights will not be apparent when they are applied to a particular problem 
D) To be interdisciplinary,identified theories may need to be modified in order to integrate conflicting interpretations.

Question 18

Mapping each author's insight is helpful for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A) To be sure they are actually talking about the same thing 
B) To guide your understanding of what the author is saying 
C) To better identify if there is conflict 
D) To overlook the nuances of their differences 
A) To be sure they are actually talking about the same thing 
B) To guide your understanding of what the author is saying 
C) To better identify if there is conflict 
D) To overlook the nuances of their differences

Question 19

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "theory" when talking about research?

Accepted Answer

A) A formulation of knowledge regarding how variables will interact with each other 
B) An assurance that certain variables will respond in a predetermined manner when examined 
C) A way to bring together concepts and make some claims about their relationships 
D) Your best idea of how to solve a particular situation 
A) A formulation of knowledge regarding how variables will interact with each other 
B) An assurance that certain variables will respond in a predetermined manner when examined 
C) A way to bring together concepts and make some claims about their relationships 
D) Your best idea of how to solve a particular situation

Which term is best defined by the following statement? "It is how we know what we know."

Conflicts of assumptions include all of the following except:

Epistemology is the study of?

Theories can do all except:

When two disciplines talk about the same ideas but use different words to describe it,it is a(n):

Identifying conflict is necessary because:

Theories from different disciplines generally:

Theories from the same discipline are less likely to have?

Different concepts used to describe the same phenomenon are said to be the basis of?

Authors using similar concepts to describe different phenomenon would be an example of?

An effective way to identify assumptions is to ask?

When undergraduates summarize STEP 7: Identifying conflicts,a ___________ is often sufficient.

The need for integration arises out of conflicts,controversies,and differences.Without them __________ would not be necessary.

Theoretical conflicts between different disciplines are more common because:

Conflicts may occur within as well as between disciplines

It is necessary to identify conflicts between insights:

Theories bring together concepts and make a claim about their relationships.Which of the following statements is NOT true:

Mapping each author's insight is helpful for all of the following reasons except:

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "theory" when talking about research?

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Beginning the Research Process

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Conducting the Literature Search

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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Exam 9: Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

Which term is best defined by the following statement? "It is how we know what we know."

Conflicts of assumptions include all of the following except:

Epistemology is the study of?

Theories can do all except:

When two disciplines talk about the same ideas but use different words to describe it,it is a(n):

Identifying conflict is necessary because:

Theories from different disciplines generally:

Theories from the same discipline are less likely to have?

Different concepts used to describe the same phenomenon are said to be the basis of?

Authors using similar concepts to describe different phenomenon would be an example of?

An effective way to identify assumptions is to ask?

When undergraduates summarize STEP 7: Identifying conflicts,a ___________ is often sufficient.

The need for integration arises out of conflicts,controversies,and differences.Without them __________ would not be necessary.

Theoretical conflicts between different disciplines are more common because:

Conflicts may occur within as well as between disciplines

It is necessary to identify conflicts between insights:

Theories bring together concepts and make a claim about their relationships.Which of the following statements is NOT true:

Mapping each author's insight is helpful for all of the following reasons except:

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "theory" when talking about research?

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Beginning the Research Process

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Conducting the Literature Search

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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