Comm Theory 1

The Social Scientific approach includes collections of information from various fields of discipline.

• True

• False

The social science method can not build hypotheses yet can collect data.

• True

• False

A theory is synonymous to a law.

• True

• False

The social scientific method is important because it allows us to test existing theories.

• True

• False

One of the four characteristics of the social scientific method that takes care of the evidence that questions existing theories and references.

• Logical

• Confirmable

• Repeatable

• Scrutinizable

One of the four characteristics of the social scientific method, that takes care of the possible criticisms that questions existing theories and references.

• Logical

• Confirmable

• Repeatable

• Scrutinizable

One of the four characteristics of the social scientific method, that takes care of the possible replicability of certain issues.

• Logical

• Confirmable

• Repeatable

• Scrutinizable

One of the four characteristics of the social scientific method, that takes care of proving matters scientifically.

• Logical

• Confirmable

• Repeatable

• Scrutinizable

Positivism asserts that only valid kinds of information come from ...

• Scientific

• mathematical

• statistical

• none of the

• all of the above

The first step in the scientific method is...

• Empirical generalizations are made.

• Observations are made.

• Predictions are made.

• A theory is proposed.