Deck 3: Interpretive Paradigm

Question 1

Interpretive researchers use ______ to guide their work.

A) Empiricism
B) Research questions
C) Hypotheses
D) Objectivity

Answer 1

Research questions

Question 2

The belief we gain knowledge through logic is called …

A) Rationalism
B) Subjectivity
C) Paradigm
D) Objectivity

Answer 2

Rationalism

Question 3

Elza is intimately connected to her research context. Her inseparable link is referred to in research as …

A) Rationalism
B) Subjectivity
C) Paradigm
D) Objectivity

Answer 3

Subjectivity

Question 4

A primary approach to scientific research is referred to as a ___________.

A) Rationalism
B) Subjectivity
C) Paradigm
D) Objectivity

Question 5

A key component of studying human behavior is?

A) Cultural norms
B) Symbols
C) Values
D) Social processes
E) All of the above

Question 6

Kjell is reviewing the various fields of the interpretivist paradigm. One of his options is ______.

A) Hermeneutics
B) Rhetorical criticism
C) Likert scale
D) Social science

Question 7

Kirstin is reviewing the various fields of the interpretivist paradigm. One of her options is ______.

A) Rhetorical criticism
B) Ontology
C) Phenomenology
D) Social science

Question 8

Melina is reviewing the various fields of the interpretivist paradigm. One of her options is ______.

A) Critical rhetoric
B) Symbolic interactionism
C) Axiology
D) Metaphysics

Question 9

Mekhi has an interest in studying and interpreting sacred texts. A classical interpretivist approach he might take is called __________.

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 10

Charlie is curious if a text may reveal anything about an author, the social context or the relationship between the author and readers. Charlie should use ________ as his interpretivist approach.

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 11

The three key points in hermeneutic research are:

A) Prediction, explanation and control
B) Subjective understanding, variety of texts, and impossible to separate observer from observed
C) Predictive understanding, clear texts, and controlled observations
D) Objective understanding, controlled texts and evaluative observations

Question 12

Research into subjective human experience and consciousness and is the study of _____.

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 13

The belief that all our experiences have a structure we often overlook is a component of which area of the interpretivist paradigm?

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 14

Jansen wants to study the relationship between symbols in the social world. The approach he should take is?

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 15

The three ideas of human thought, social interaction and society are connected within which branch of the interpretive paradigm?

A) Hermeneutics
B) Phenomenology
C) Rhetorical criticism
D) Symbolic interactionism

Question 16

Sergio recognizes our subjective experiences create our understanding of _____?

A) Reality
B) Human nature
C) Free will
D) theory

Question 17

Patterns which emerge through social interactions form our understanding of _____?

A) Reality
B) Human nature
C) Free will
D) Theory

Question 18

Scholars involved in interpretivist research identify voluntarism as core part of _____?

A) Reality
B) Human nature
C) Free will
D) Theory

Question 19

Interpretive theorizing …

A) is descriptive, predictive, and causal
B) strives to make limited generalizations
C) focuses on limited decision making
D) pushes for axiomatic control

Question 20

Interpretive researchers focus on …

A) Replication for insight
B) Patterns for understanding
C) Epistemology for control
D) Development for constraint

Question 21

Why is a variety of interpretations an important facet of the interpretive paradigm?

Question 22

Flaws were identified in social science research which led to the emergence of the interpretive approach. List and describe three of the flaws from the history of its emergence.

Question 23

How is the distinction between predicting human behavior vs. understanding human experiences a key issue for the interpretive paradigm?

Question 24

What connects hermeneutics, phenomenology, and symbolic interactionism under the umbrella of the interpretive paradigm?

Question 25

What is reality within the interpretive paradigm?

Question 26

What are the benefits and limitations of the interpretive paradigm? Why might a researcher choose the paradigm for a research project?

Question 27

Why did the interpretive paradigm emerge as a response to the more objectivist approach of the social science paradigm?