Research Questions Flashcards
1
Q
Positivist stance
A
Social reality is objective in nature.
Knowledge exists independent of the ‘knower’.
Absolute TRUTH is ‘out there’; it is just a matter of accessing it.
2
Q
Anti-positivist stance
A
social reality is context specific.
Knowledge is subjective and shaped by the ‘knower’.
There is no objective TRUTH, only ‘truth’ as it relates to the ‘knower’.
3
Q
List the types of research designs
A
Descriptive
Experimental
Historical
Correlational
Causal Comparative
Case Studies
4
Q
What is internal validity?
A
If the results obtained can be attributed
to the manipulation of the independent variable
5
Q
External Validity
A
if the results
can be generalised to people or contexts outside of the experimental setting
6
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