Final: Chapter 7

Question 1

What is theory?

Answer 1

Ideas and knowledge of science
Research is based on theory
Theory is the initial inspiration for research study
Research helps answer the question “was my theory correct?”

Question 2

What is more abstract?

Answer 2

construct
emotional responses

Question 3

what is more concrete?

Answer 3

variable
palmar sweating
score on grief scale

Question 4

what is in the middle of more abstract and more concrete?

Answer 4

concept
anxiety
grief

Question 5

abstractly describe and name an object, idea, or phenomenon, thus providing it with a separate identity or meaning

Answer 5

concepts

Question 6

more comprehensive than a dictionary definition; includes associated meanings a word may have

Answer 6

conceptual definition

Question 7

clarifies the type of relationship that exists between or among concepts (also called propositions)

Answer 7

relational statement

Question 8

graphically shows the inter-relationships of the concepts and relational statements

Answer 8

map or model

Question 9

a brief explanation of a theory or portions of a theory to be tested in a study

Answer 9

framework

may be implicit

Question 10

abstract rather than concrete

Answer 10

theory