Question 1

Which of the following best describes Interdisciplinary studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeks to integrate disciplinary insights across campus and community life 
B) Brings together the insights from two or more disciplines 
C) It seeks to integrate insights both from within and outside of academic research 
D) It seeks to integrate disciplinary insights with the goal of developing a more comprehensive understanding. 
A) Seeks to integrate disciplinary insights across campus and community life 
B) Brings together the insights from two or more disciplines 
C) It seeks to integrate insights both from within and outside of academic research 
D) It seeks to integrate disciplinary insights with the goal of developing a more comprehensive understanding. D

Question 2

Common ground is all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Shared basis 
B) Exists between disciplinary insights 
C) Makes integration possible 
D) Goes beyond campus and community life 
A) Shared basis 
B) Exists between disciplinary insights 
C) Makes integration possible 
D) Goes beyond campus and community life D

Question 3

Which of the following is a way to describe disciplines that share an interest in a broad issue?

Accepted Answer

A) Groups 
B) Studies 
C) Concepts 
D) Theories 
A) Groups 
B) Studies 
C) Concepts 
D) Theories B

Question 4

The "inter" part of interdisciplinary studies refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Contested space (problems that are the focus of several disciplines) 
B) Action taken on insights (integrative process) 
C) Results of integration (cognitive advancement) 
D) Space between campus and community 
A) Contested space (problems that are the focus of several disciplines) 
B) Action taken on insights (integrative process) 
C) Results of integration (cognitive advancement) 
D) Space between campus and community

Question 5

A(n)___________ is a scholarly contribution to the clear understanding of a problem based on research.

Accepted Answer

A) Theory 
B) Concept 
C) Method 
D) Insight 
A) Theory 
B) Concept 
C) Method 
D) Insight

Question 6

The primary focus of an interdisciplinary study is?

Accepted Answer

A) The disciplines 
B) Research 
C) The problem or issue 
D) The insights of the scholars 
A) The disciplines 
B) Research 
C) The problem or issue 
D) The insights of the scholars

Question 7

"Both/and" is a position that is seen in the interdisciplinary field of health sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One assumption of interdisciplinary is that the disciplines alone are inadequate to address complex problems.Their lens of a problem is unique,and they use a reductionist strategy in research.This is called?

Accepted Answer

A) Disciplinary inadequacy 
B) Complex reality 
C) Disciplinary foundations 
D) Disciplinary integration 
A) Disciplinary inadequacy 
B) Complex reality 
C) Disciplinary foundations 
D) Disciplinary integration

Question 9

All of the following describe one of the four assumptions of interdisciplinary except:

Accepted Answer

A) Disciplinary inadequacy to address a complex problem 
B) The side by side placement of insights from more than one discipline 
C) Foundational disciplinarity 
D) Complex reality 
A) Disciplinary inadequacy to address a complex problem 
B) The side by side placement of insights from more than one discipline 
C) Foundational disciplinarity 
D) Complex reality

Question 10

Epistemology

Accepted Answer

A) Is how each discipline develops new knowledge. 
B) Is the understanding that authorities establish truth. 
C) Is the use of intuition to draw conclusions. 
D) Is a skeptical approach to learning. 
A) Is how each discipline develops new knowledge. 
B) Is the understanding that authorities establish truth. 
C) Is the use of intuition to draw conclusions. 
D) Is a skeptical approach to learning.

Question 11

___________ is a prefix that identifies the space between disciplines where several might focus their research.

Accepted Answer

A) Intra 
B) Multi 
C) Studies 
D) Inter 
A) Intra 
B) Multi 
C) Studies 
D) Inter

Which of the following best describes Interdisciplinary studies?

Common ground is all of the following except:

Which of the following is a way to describe disciplines that share an interest in a broad issue?

The "inter" part of interdisciplinary studies refers to:

A(n)___________ is a scholarly contribution to the clear understanding of a problem based on research.

The primary focus of an interdisciplinary study is?

"Both/and" is a position that is seen in the interdisciplinary field of health sciences.

One assumption of interdisciplinary is that the disciplines alone are inadequate to address complex problems.Their lens of a problem is unique,and they use a reductionist strategy in research.This is called?

All of the following describe one of the four assumptions of interdisciplinary except:

Epistemology

___________ is a prefix that identifies the space between disciplines where several might focus their research.

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

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

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 1: Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Which of the following best describes Interdisciplinary studies?

Common ground is all of the following except:

Which of the following is a way to describe disciplines that share an interest in a broad issue?

The "inter" part of interdisciplinary studies refers to:

A(n)___________ is a scholarly contribution to the clear understanding of a problem based on research.

The primary focus of an interdisciplinary study is?

"Both/and" is a position that is seen in the interdisciplinary field of health sciences.

One assumption of interdisciplinary is that the disciplines alone are inadequate to address complex problems.Their lens of a problem is unique,and they use a reductionist strategy in research.This is called?

All of the following describe one of the four assumptions of interdisciplinary except:

Epistemology

___________ is a prefix that identifies the space between disciplines where several might focus their research.

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

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

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

Filters