Philosophy and Scientific Method Quiz

<p>Experience without reason results in illusions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A doctrine that synthesizes rationalism and empiricism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inductive scientific inquiry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immanuel Kant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To measure the extent of dissatisfaction and understand its manifestations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It included systematic observation, measurement, and experimentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Descriptive research follows the scientific method and is replicable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Census statistics on population growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Explanatory research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By using measurements that can be replicated</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may only provide a broad view of the problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Historical examples of policy effectiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scientific and replicable observations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They highlighted social inequity and inefficiency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mental stress from learning new technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It encourages individuals to consciously act to change their circumstances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person's communication skill</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They struggle with the mental abstractions necessary for research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary entity or phenomenon being studied.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constructs are broader and more abstract while concepts are precise</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The social equality it aspired to create.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Operational definition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To allow different researchers to interpret them consistently</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Induction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has various interpretations like source and timing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Uncover and critique restrictive social conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthesizing patterns into generalizable theories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is represented by a single measurable attribute</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To describe social separations between individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Propositions are stated at the theoretical level, while hypotheses are tested at the empirical level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Logic connects theoretical constructs and explains the relationships between them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They must indicate a cause-effect relationship and be testable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theories are limited by values, time, space, and boundary conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Propositions must be testable and can be rejected if unsupported by observations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A good theory is well supported by observed facts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theory enhances the effectiveness of practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To offer explanations of social or natural phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Models can be used for decision-making based on specific inputs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By evaluating its explanatory power against prior theories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predictive models</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They visualize variables and relationships in complex systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theories are ultimately replaced by better explanations over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers