Chapter 2 Multiple choice questions

. Which two uses for the term 'empiricism' are correct?

First, it applies to the measure of phenomena using the empirical metric.
Second, it refers to the study of a scientific phenomenon.

First, it refers to the study of a scientific phenomenon.
Second, it refers to belief that a collection of facts is a suitable goal.

First, it applies to the measure of phenomena using the empirical metric.
Second, it refers to its origins in the empirical court.

First, it is used to refer to an approach to the study of reality that suggests that only knowledge gained through experience and the senses is acceptable. Second, it refers to a belief that the accumulation of 'facts' is a legitimate goal in its own right.

. Deductive theory is the most common view of the relationship between what and what?

Deductive theory is the most common view of the relationship between theory and dancing.

Deductive theory is the most common view of the relationship between theory and research.

Deductive theory is the most common view of the relationship between writing and research.

Deductive theory is the most common view of the relationship between typing and research.

. "The deductive process is a very linear-one step follows the other in a clear, logical sequence." This statement is:

Not always the case.

Always true.

Never the case

Not sure.

. How many types of reasoning in organizational research are there?

One: Organizational reasoning research.

Three: Theory-testing research, inductive-case research and interpretive research.

Two: Theory-testing and interpretive research

Four: Positivism, theory-testing research, inductive-case research and interpretive research.

. What is abductive reasoning?

Trying to reason with an abductor.

Reasoning by trying to abduct someone's thoughts.

A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

A process whereby the researcher selects the 'best' explanation from competing explanations or interpretations of the data (Mantere and Ketokivi 2013).

. What is positivism?

Positivism is an epistemological position that advocates the application of the methods of the natural sciences to the study of social reality.

Positivism involves a dialogical process between theory and the empirical phenomenon; this results in the production of 'reflexive narratives, not explanatory models or theoretical propositions'.

Positivism is a way of thinking about the research process and staying positive.

Positivism is an outlook in life about seeing things positively.

. Complete the statement with the correct verb. Interpretivism is a '________' epistemology to positivism.

similar

identical

contrasting

matching

. What does the term 'ontology' mean?

The term ontology is concerned with the nature of social entities.

The study of cancer .

The study of the onto tribe.

The research into ontogeny.

. Another term for the word constructionism is:

Research into construction studies

Study of the building sector

Objectivism

Constructivism

. A paradigm is:

a research tool.

a cluster of beliefs and dictates which for scientists in a particular discipline influence what should be studied, how research should be done, and how results should be interpreted.

a set of students in a study group.

a research strategy.

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