12 Questions
What is the fundamental assumption of positivism?
The outside world can be objectively observed and measured
Who is credited with the influential updates to positivism in the 1960s?
Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn
What is the primary criticism of positivism by post-positivists?
Scientists are not neutral observers
What is the main difference between positivism and post-positivism?
Objective measurement vs. biased observation
When did the roots of constructivism and interpretivism emerge?
1910s-1920s
What is the primary concern of sociology and psychology regarding positivism?
Complexity of human mind and experience
What is the primary focus of critical theory in relation to power systems?
To understand how power systems affect human behaviour and thought
What is the primary goal of the post-positivist approach in the context of stress research?
To identify universal mechanisms of stress through careful observation and experimentation
What type of data is typically collected in qualitative research?
Text, audio, or image data from non-experimental contexts
What is the primary concern of axiology in the context of stress research?
What do we value in terms of stress reduction?
What is the primary goal of methodology in the context of stress research?
To formulate hypotheses and design careful experiments to test them
What type of experiments are typically used in quantitative stress research?
Randomised controlled experiments
Explore the principles of positivism and post-positivism in research, including the scientific method and influential updates from Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn. Learn about the role of observation and measurement in understanding the natural world.
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