POLI 3000 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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4 errors in human inquiry - (ANSWER)inaccurate observation
overgeneralization
selective observation
illogical reasoning
How does science safeguard against inaccurate observations? - (ANSWER)by making observation a
conscious, deliberate activity and using measurement devices.
How does science safeguard against overgeneralization? - (ANSWER)uses large samples and replication
(repeating a study to see if the same results occur)
How does science safeguard against selective observation? - (ANSWER)uses a research design that
specifies ahead of time what observations to make.
How does science safeguard against illogical reasoning? - (ANSWER)uses systems of conscious and
explicit logic
Epistemology - (ANSWER)The science of knowing.
Methodology - (ANSWER)The science of finding out.
Agreement Reality - (ANSWER)Things we "know" as part of the culture we share with those around us.
Objectivity - (ANSWER)treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
Subjectivity - (ANSWER)Personal experience or perspective.
What are the foundations of social science? - (ANSWER)theory, data collection, data analysis
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What is the purpose of theory? - (ANSWER)to find logical and persistent patterns in social life.
Idiographic explanation - (ANSWER)seeks to exhaust the idiosyncratic causes of a particular condition or
event (e.g., listing all reasons why you chose a specific college).
Nomothetic explanation - (ANSWER)seek to identify a few causal factors that generally impact a class of
conditions or events (e.g., identifying cost and proximity as the main factors most students use to pick a
college).
How can we classify nomothetic models? - (ANSWER)Probabilistic
Popper's Theory of Falsification - (ANSWER)For a theory to be scientific, it must be falsifiable. This means
the theory must be stated in a way that allows it to be proven wrong by an empirical observation. If a
theory cannot be tested or refuted, it is not scientific.
Definition of quantitative research and an example of it? - (ANSWER)The numerical representation and
manipulation of observations for the purpose of describing and explaining the phenomena that those
observations reflect.
Example: A survey that asks respondents to rate their political satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10, which is
then averaged to find a population mean.
What is the advantage of quantitative research? - (ANSWER)makes observations more explicit, simplifies
the summarizing of data, and allows for statistical analyses.
Definition of qualitative research and an example of it? - (ANSWER)The non-numerical examination and
interpretation of observations, for the purpose of discovering underlying meanings and patterns of
relationships.
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4 errors in human inquiry - (ANSWER)inaccurate observation
overgeneralization
selective observation
illogical reasoning
How does science safeguard against inaccurate observations? - (ANSWER)by making observation a
conscious, deliberate activity and using measurement devices.
How does science safeguard against overgeneralization? - (ANSWER)uses large samples and replication
(repeating a study to see if the same results occur)
How does science safeguard against selective observation? - (ANSWER)uses a research design that
specifies ahead of time what observations to make.
How does science safeguard against illogical reasoning? - (ANSWER)uses systems of conscious and
explicit logic
Epistemology - (ANSWER)The science of knowing.
Methodology - (ANSWER)The science of finding out.
Agreement Reality - (ANSWER)Things we "know" as part of the culture we share with those around us.
Objectivity - (ANSWER)treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
Subjectivity - (ANSWER)Personal experience or perspective.
What are the foundations of social science? - (ANSWER)theory, data collection, data analysis
, POLI 3000 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What is the purpose of theory? - (ANSWER)to find logical and persistent patterns in social life.
Idiographic explanation - (ANSWER)seeks to exhaust the idiosyncratic causes of a particular condition or
event (e.g., listing all reasons why you chose a specific college).
Nomothetic explanation - (ANSWER)seek to identify a few causal factors that generally impact a class of
conditions or events (e.g., identifying cost and proximity as the main factors most students use to pick a
college).
How can we classify nomothetic models? - (ANSWER)Probabilistic
Popper's Theory of Falsification - (ANSWER)For a theory to be scientific, it must be falsifiable. This means
the theory must be stated in a way that allows it to be proven wrong by an empirical observation. If a
theory cannot be tested or refuted, it is not scientific.
Definition of quantitative research and an example of it? - (ANSWER)The numerical representation and
manipulation of observations for the purpose of describing and explaining the phenomena that those
observations reflect.
Example: A survey that asks respondents to rate their political satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10, which is
then averaged to find a population mean.
What is the advantage of quantitative research? - (ANSWER)makes observations more explicit, simplifies
the summarizing of data, and allows for statistical analyses.
Definition of qualitative research and an example of it? - (ANSWER)The non-numerical examination and
interpretation of observations, for the purpose of discovering underlying meanings and patterns of
relationships.
