C304 WGU Theorists UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Theory acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - must meet six criteria: inclusiveness,
consistency, accuracy, relevance, fruitfulness, simplicity
inclusiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory include all concepts related to the
area of interest?
consistency - CORRECT ANSWER - can the theory address new entities without having
its founding assumptions changed?
accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory explain retrospective occurrences?
Does the theory maintain its capacity to predict future outcomes?
Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory relate to the scientific foundation
from which it is derived? Is it reflective of the scientific base?
fruitfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory generate new directions for future
research?
simplicity - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory provide a road map for replications?
Is it simple to follow? Does it make sense?
theory - CORRECT ANSWER - the organization of concepts or constructs that shows the
relationship of the ideas with the intention of describing, explaining , or predicting:the purpose is
to make scietific findings meaningful and generalizable:our goal in science has been to explain,
predict, control(self-care, adaptation, caring, behavioral system, unitary man, heirarchy of needs,
interpersonal relationships, humanistic nurse-client transactions)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Theory acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - must meet six criteria: inclusiveness,
consistency, accuracy, relevance, fruitfulness, simplicity
inclusiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory include all concepts related to the
area of interest?
consistency - CORRECT ANSWER - can the theory address new entities without having
its founding assumptions changed?
accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory explain retrospective occurrences?
Does the theory maintain its capacity to predict future outcomes?
Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory relate to the scientific foundation
from which it is derived? Is it reflective of the scientific base?
fruitfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory generate new directions for future
research?
simplicity - CORRECT ANSWER - does the theory provide a road map for replications?
Is it simple to follow? Does it make sense?
theory - CORRECT ANSWER - the organization of concepts or constructs that shows the
relationship of the ideas with the intention of describing, explaining , or predicting:the purpose is
to make scietific findings meaningful and generalizable:our goal in science has been to explain,
predict, control(self-care, adaptation, caring, behavioral system, unitary man, heirarchy of needs,
interpersonal relationships, humanistic nurse-client transactions)
