Deck 7: Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Question 1

If a discipline has produced two or more conflicting insights or theories about the causes of a problem,these conflicting insights or theories will still probably share the discipline's general perspective as well as the narrowed statement of that perspective.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

All of the following are ways to fathom an author's methodology except:

A)Read reviews of the writer's book(s).
B)Paying particular attention to the footnotes (or endnotes)that may contain important clues.
C)Consult disciplinary experts
D)Rely on your personal opinion

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A strategy of applying a general disciplinary perspective to a particular complex problem or part of it is not possible without first mapping the problem and understanding how its parts interact with each other.This is a(an):

A)Interdisciplinary strategy
B)Formal strategy
C)Telescoping down strategy
D)Mapping strategy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

All of these are strategies to evaluate the insights produced by each discipline except:

A)Evaluate insights using disciplinary perspective
B)Evaluate insights using the phenomena embraced by insights
C)Evaluate insights using disciplinary bias
D)Evaluate insights using the methods authors employ

Question 5

Analyzing the problem requires viewing it through the lens of each disciplinary perspective primarily in terms of its:

A)Phenomena's and theories
B)Insights and phenomena's
C)Theories and adequacies
D)Insights and theories

Question 6

The theory or method used by an author will not generally reflect the general perspective of the discipline.

Question 7

The fifth strategy Repko identifies to evaluate the appropriateness of an insight is to focus on the __________ that each discipline considers within its research domain.

A)Phenomena
B)Method
C)Theory
D)Statistical analysis

Question 8

What is one benefit of asking overarching what or how questions framed in each discipline's perspective?

A)It can reveal disciplinary bias
B)It will explain all aspects of a complex problem
C)It will explain the why aspect of a complex problem
D)It can reveal personal bias

Question 9

The term _______________ means the degree to which the insight reflects the biases inherent in the discipline's perspective,and thus the way the author understands the problem.

A)Disciplinary perspective
B)Skewed understanding
C)Assumptions insight
D)Deductive approach