Chapter 8 Frameworks

Question 1

What is an abstract logical structure of meaning that guides the development of a study and enables the researcher to link the findings to the body of nursing knowledge

Answer 1

Framework

Question 2

What is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea thus providing it with a distinct identity or meaning

Answer 2

Concept

Question 3

What is the explanations of the connection between or among concepts called

Answer 3

A relational statement

Question 4

What is a set of highly abstract related constructs

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A conceptual model

Question 5

What consists of a set of defined concepts and relational statements that provide a structured way to think about a phenomenon

Answer 5

Theory

Question 6

What are those which repeated studies have validated relationships among the concepts

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Scientific theories

Question 7

What type of theory apply directly to practice with a focus on explanation of the specifics of a condition, symptom, diagnosis, or process, and on implementatoin

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Middle range theories

Question 8

What is the theoretical structure guiding a specific study

Answer 8

Research framework

Question 9

Diagrams of research frameworks are also known as

Answer 9

Conceptual maps

Question 10

A concept made measurable is referred to as a

Answer 10

Variable

Question 11

Denotative defintion

Answer 11

Dictionary definition

Question 12

A connotative defintion

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A conceptual defintion

Question 13

The process of describing and naming a previously unrecognized concept is

Answer 13

Concept synthesis

Question 14

What is when a concept is transposed from one field of knowledge to another

Answer 14

Concept derivation

Question 15

What is a strategy that identifies a set of characteristics essential to defining the connotative meaning of a concept

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Concept analysis

Question 16

Describe a positive linear relationship

Answer 16

As A increases B increases
As A decreases B decreases

Question 17

What is the type of relationship between two concepts that remain consistent regardless of the values of each of the concepts

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Linear relationships

Question 18

What is the type of relationship between two concepts which varies according to the relationship between two concepts varies according to the relative values of the concepts

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Curvilinear relationships

Question 19

What s the amount of variation explained by the relationship

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The strength of a relationship

Question 20

What is as A changes B may or may not change

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Unknown linear

Question 21

What is at a specific level as A changes B changes to a similar degree
At another specific level as A changes B changes to a greater or lesser extent
This describes

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A curvilinear relationship

Question 22

When A changes B changes at the same time
This describes

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A curvilinear

Question 23

If A occurs then B always occurs

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Casual Relationship

Question 24

If A occurs then probably B occurs

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Probabilistic relationship

Question 25

If A occurs and only if A occurs B occurs. If A does not occur B does not occur

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Necessary

Question 26

If A occurs and if A alone occurs B occurs

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Sufficient

Question 27

If A1 or A2 occurs B occurs

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Substitutable

Question 28

If A occurs then B occurs but only if C occurs

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Contigent

Question 29

The C variable in continent relationships are known as

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Intervening or mediating variables

Question 30

A from of statement consisting of an expressed relationship between variables that are at the concrete level representing low level of abstraction

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Hypotheses

Question 31

Middle range theories are also known as

Answer 31

Practice theories

Question 32

The theory from which the researchers have selected the constructs for their study is known as

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The parent theory