FIELDS&METHODS by j.

Mr. Santosis is writing his daily observations of a student and writes, without interpretation, that the student is not completing the classwork and is constantly speaking out of turn. Which of the following objectives does he appear to be using?

• prediction

• explanation

• description

• exploration

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good theory or explanation?

• All of the above are characteristics of good theories

• It is parsimonious

• It is testable

• It is general enough to apply to more than one place, situation, or person

• All of the above are not characteristics of good theories

Which scientific method is a bottom-up or generative approach to research?

• Inductive method

• Deductive method

• Null Hypothesis method

• Alternative Hypothesis method

Which 'scientific method' follows these steps: 1) observation/data, 2) patterns, 3) theory?

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Hypothesis testing

• Description

Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using the 'same variables but different people' is which of the following?

• replication

• exploration

• hypothesis

• empiricism

Which scientific method often focuses on generating new hypotheses and theories?

• Inductive method

• Deductive method

• Hypothesis testing

• Pattern method

What general type of research is focused on collecting information to help a researcher advance an ideological or political position?

• Orientational research

• Evaluation research

• Basic research

• Action research

Which of the following statements is true of a theory?

• all of the above are correct

• it most simply means 'explanation'

• it answers the 'how' and 'why' questions

• it can be a well-developed explanatory system

• all of the above are incorrect

The idea that when selecting between two different theories with equal explanatory value, one should select the theory that is the most simple, concise, and succinct is known as

• rule of parsimony

• guide of simplicity

• critical theory

• criterion of falsifiability

What is the main idea conveyed by the phrase 'standing on the shoulders of giants'?

• Acknowledging the work of scientists who came before us

• Literal giants helping scientists see further

• Promoting the idea of working alone in science

• Encouraging competition in the scientific community