PR 2 Flashcards
What is the freest source of knowledge?
Experience
You can find the answers to your questions just by experience.
What do people often seek knowledge from in research?
Authority
People seek knowledge from someone who has had experience or expertise.
What is deductive reasoning?
A thinking process from general to specific statements using prescribed rules of logic
Introduced by Aristotle.
What is inductive reasoning?
Establishing general conclusions based on specific observations
Moves from specific facts to general conclusions.
What is the scientific approach in research?
Inductive-deductive method using hypotheses
Differs from inductive reasoning.
What are the five basic sources of researchable problems?
- Professional Experience
- Professional Trends
- Public Research
- Societal Trends
- Existing Theory
According to De Poy and Gitlin (1994).
What is quantitative research?
A systematic and empirical investigation using statistical techniques
Aims to answer ‘How Many?’ and relationships/differences.
What does mixed methods research involve?
Collecting both quantitative and qualitative data
Combines two types of data.
What is narrative research?
Examining how stories are told to understand participants’ experiences
Focuses on individual stories, often in chronological order.
What is phenomenology in qualitative research?
Detailed descriptions of lived experiences on a phenomenon
One of the most used methods in qualitative research.
What is grounded theory?
Use of collected data to develop new theories
Focused on a single problem or issue.
What is ethnography in research?
Researchers immerse themselves in a culture to describe and understand it
Collect data through emic or etic approaches.
What is an etic approach in ethnography?
Objective observation of a culture without participation
The researcher looks in on a culture.
What is an emic approach in ethnography?
Subjective involvement in a culture
The researcher participates and considers their knowledge.
What is a research question?
An issue, difficulty, contradiction, or knowledge gap to address
Essential for guiding research.
What are the characteristics of a strong research question?
- Focused on a single problem
- Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
- Feasible within practical constraints
- Specific enough to answer thoroughly
According to McCombes (2019).
