Chapter 2 Self Quiz

Communication Research and Inquiry
. 1. Theories are the best available descriptions of the sum of knowledge of specific phenomena, and good science is dedicated to demonstrating that the best available description is_______________.

. 2. In science, the idea that every answer should produce new questions is called the _________________.

. 3. Only _________ can be used to demonstrate causality.

. 4. Even the best theories are____________, developed by people who have biases, interests, skills, and values.

. 5. Theories are____________, reducing the issue at hand to categories, variables, propositions, and assumptions.

. 6. The ontological position that says the world is real, tangible, and measurable is the __________ position.

. 7. The __________ approach to research and theory seeks explanation, prediction, and control.

. 8. In critical theory, the ongoing struggle between agency and structure is known as the __________.

. 9. ____________ research relies on the collection and analysis of numerical data, and __________ research relies on the collection and analysis of symbolic data such as language and other cultural products.

. 10. In experiments, the variable that is manipulated to measure its effect on other variables is the _________ variable.

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