TEST 1: CH 2 SUMMARY

Question 1

Context of discovery

Answer 1

the circumstances leading from initial hunches, questions, or insights to conjectural statements or suppositions that give direction to researchers observations.

Question 2

Context of justification

Answer 2

the empirical evaluation of conjectural statements or suppositions and the evidence-based defense of conclusions and generalizations.

Question 3

4 Hypothesis-generating heuristics that were discussed are:

Answer 3

1. explaining paradoxical incidents in testable ways
2. using analogies, metaphors, or figures of speech
3. identifying and trying to resolve conflicting conclusions
4. improving on older ideas

Question 4

good leads for questions and hypotheses are all around us, and serendipity can play a role if we keep our eyes, ears, and minds open

Answer 4

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Question 5

Literature search can be done by:

Answer 5

computerized databases, including full-text databases, which can be accessed online.

Question 6

Operational definitions identify what?

Answer 6

Variables on the basis of the empirical conditions that are used to measure or manipulate the variables

Question 7

Theoretical definitions identify what?

Answer 7

the meaning of therm abstractly or generally.

Question 8

Theories

Answer 8

set of statements, generally including some hypotheses, connected by a logical argument.

Good working hypotheses are plausible, empirically testable, refutable, and succinct.

Question 9

Constructs

Answer 9

are explanatory concepts that provide a theoretical connection between variables.

Question 10

What does a research proposal describe?

Answer 10

1. the objective of the research
2. the background and hypothesis of the proposed investigation
3. the proposed sample of participants, method, and data analysis
4. the ethics of the proposed plan of investigation.