CPRE EXAM 1 || ALL SOLVED.
empiricism correct answers - only knowledge gained through the senses is acceptable
- ideas must be tested rigorously before being accepted as knowledge
naive empiricism correct answers - the belief that the accumulation of facts is a legitimate goal in
and of itself
- describing that the world is good
induction correct answers - type of research where observations lead to a theory, generating a
hypothesis at the end
deduction correct answers - type of research where a theory is stated in the beginning and
observation takes place afterwards
epistemology correct answers - the study of the nature of knowledge
- determines what counts as knowledge
positivism correct answers - the application of the scientific approach to the social world
- suggests the importance of imitating the natural sciences
phenomenalism correct answers - only phenomena that can be confirmed through the senses and
be knowledge
deductivism correct answers - the purpose of theory is to generate hypotheses that can be tested
inductivism correct answers - knowledge is arrived at through the gathering of facts that provide
the basis for laws
, realism correct answers - committed to the idea of an objective reality outside of our description
of it
empirical realism correct answers - understands that there is a relationship between reality and
our description of it
- gained by experiences through our senses
critical realism correct answers - to recognize the reality of the natural order and the events and
discourses to the social world
- scientist's view of reality is only one way to understand it
- the categories we use to understand the world are not set in stone
interpretivism correct answers - views that social sciences are inherently different than the
natural sciences
- social reality has a meaning for human beings, thus social action is meaningful
ontology correct answers - the study of what can be found in a particular world
- are social entities a thing we construct from the objective thing?
objectivism correct answers - asserts that social phenomena and their meanings have an
existence that is independent of social actors
- implies that social phenomena and the categories that we use in everyday discourse has an
existance
constructivism correct answers - asserts that social phenomena and their meanings are
continually being accomplished
- social objects are created and are also in a constant state of revision
ethical issues correct answers - some research is off limits
empiricism correct answers - only knowledge gained through the senses is acceptable
- ideas must be tested rigorously before being accepted as knowledge
naive empiricism correct answers - the belief that the accumulation of facts is a legitimate goal in
and of itself
- describing that the world is good
induction correct answers - type of research where observations lead to a theory, generating a
hypothesis at the end
deduction correct answers - type of research where a theory is stated in the beginning and
observation takes place afterwards
epistemology correct answers - the study of the nature of knowledge
- determines what counts as knowledge
positivism correct answers - the application of the scientific approach to the social world
- suggests the importance of imitating the natural sciences
phenomenalism correct answers - only phenomena that can be confirmed through the senses and
be knowledge
deductivism correct answers - the purpose of theory is to generate hypotheses that can be tested
inductivism correct answers - knowledge is arrived at through the gathering of facts that provide
the basis for laws
, realism correct answers - committed to the idea of an objective reality outside of our description
of it
empirical realism correct answers - understands that there is a relationship between reality and
our description of it
- gained by experiences through our senses
critical realism correct answers - to recognize the reality of the natural order and the events and
discourses to the social world
- scientist's view of reality is only one way to understand it
- the categories we use to understand the world are not set in stone
interpretivism correct answers - views that social sciences are inherently different than the
natural sciences
- social reality has a meaning for human beings, thus social action is meaningful
ontology correct answers - the study of what can be found in a particular world
- are social entities a thing we construct from the objective thing?
objectivism correct answers - asserts that social phenomena and their meanings have an
existence that is independent of social actors
- implies that social phenomena and the categories that we use in everyday discourse has an
existance
constructivism correct answers - asserts that social phenomena and their meanings are
continually being accomplished
- social objects are created and are also in a constant state of revision
ethical issues correct answers - some research is off limits
