Exam 1 COMM 2500 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 2026
What is research? - CORRECT ANSWER -- To investigate carefully and thoroughly
-Systematic process to seek answers to questions and understanding phenomena
Ways of Knowing - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowing By:
-Authority
-Personal Experience
-Tenacity
-Intuition
-Scientific Method
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER -Ex: teachers, experts
*fast; watch for bias
Personal experience - CORRECT ANSWER -Use of 5 senses, particularly seeing, touching, hearing
*misperceptions
Tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge passed from generation to generation
*accuracy
Intuition - CORRECT ANSWER -Hunches
*misperceptions
Correct Answers 2026
What is research? - CORRECT ANSWER -- To investigate carefully and thoroughly
-Systematic process to seek answers to questions and understanding phenomena
Ways of Knowing - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowing By:
-Authority
-Personal Experience
-Tenacity
-Intuition
-Scientific Method
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER -Ex: teachers, experts
*fast; watch for bias
Personal experience - CORRECT ANSWER -Use of 5 senses, particularly seeing, touching, hearing
*misperceptions
Tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge passed from generation to generation
*accuracy
Intuition - CORRECT ANSWER -Hunches
*misperceptions