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| French Rev. catalyst for this |
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| French Revolution saw authority of these two things: |
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| Study of the order of things, or of existence and being |
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| Study of how we come to know the world we live in |
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| The type of philosophy that gave way to positivism and the scientific method |
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| In Epistemology, _____ and ____ come together to form ______. |
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| Truth, Beliefs, Knowledge |
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| Type of reasoning in which you start w/ a theory, and end in observation/confirmation. |
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| type of reasoning in which you start w/ observation and end w/ a theory |
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| Type of reasoning usually attributed to quantitative research |
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| The 5 principles of positivism |
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| Unity in scientific method, prediction and explanation, deductive reasoning, empirical truths/testable measures, value-free/neutral -> detached |
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| what is one way that positivism can be seen as emerging out of the early sociological assumptions? |
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| science/scientific method |
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| 5 qualities of quantitative methodology |
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| "top down" generalization (research first), limited # of variables, researcher-driven data collection, linear research process, less time consuming |
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| survey research attempts to show one of these three things: |
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| attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors |
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| 3 types of longitudinal research |
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| trend studies, cohort study, panel study |
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| 2 broad modes of data collection in survey research |
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| self administered questionnaire, interviews |
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| 3 issues affecting data collection in survey research |
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| logistics, cost, and subject matter |
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| types of questionnaire survey collection |
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| mail, group, household drop off |
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| types of interview survey collection |
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| 3 crucial components of study design |
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| research question, research method, means for data collection |
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| construct, internal, conclusion, external |
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| what does construct validity consist of? |
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| operationalizing a theoretical construct to a definition that can be measured in a cause/effect relationship |
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| what is internal validity? |
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| the nature of the cause/effect relationship between variables. |
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| 4 ways of measuring variables (strongest first) and what they mean |
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| ratio(absolute zero), interval (distance is meaningful), ordinal (attributes can be ordered), nominal (only named) |
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| what is external validity? |
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| the degree to which the conclusion in your study would hold for other persons, in other places, and at other times. how your sample generalizes back to population |
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| what is the true score theory? |
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| observed score = true score + random error |
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| 2 types of measurement error and their definitions: |
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random: doesn't affect average
systematic: affects average, bias |
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| 5 ways of combating measurement error |
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| pilot testing/participant feedback, well trained interviewers, double check data entry, statistically adjust measurement error, using multiple measures |
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| 4 aspects of self-reflexivity in research |
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| commitment, positionality, intention, impact |
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