In-class activity – Thursday 7 January 2021
Full Name Student: Bram Hezemans
Student ID number: 2713689
Instructions
You will be randomly assigned to a team (max 5 students) to work on the in-class activity.
Therefore, you are allowed to have similar answers, BUT you are required to write your own
answers on this sheet and submit it on Canvas before 6.30 pm on the same day. Therefore,
your submission can never be 100% identical to the submission of another student. Make sure
to build a strong argument for each answer with a source (APA- Style Referencing). Your
tutor can ask you to share your screen and input with others, please do participate as engaging
in discussions is part of this in-class activity. Good luck!
Part 1 – 1 ) The lecturer explained why a theory can only be tested with theoretical
constructs, why is that the case? While using a theoretical construct, a theory is always
used, explained and measured in the same way. In example: the construct can be measured,
scales and units are existing and it has been examined in prior researches. (Baroudi, 2019)
2) Why is it according to the deductive research approach not OK to create our own
measurements for theoretical constructs? If we create our own measurements for
theoretical constructs in a quantitative deductive research, we have no way of comparing our
results to prior studies, thus there is no way for us to decide if the research was relevant.
Something which is essentially one of the main goals a deductive research. (Baroudi, 2019)
Part 2 – The theory of planned behavior, discussed during the lecture, consists of five
main variables. You can use the theory to explain/predict real-life behavior. Give two
real-life examples of behaviors that can be included as an outcome variable in the
theory (i.e., can be something you have seen in the news, experienced at work or while
studying, or any other experience). Use the VU library to find theoretical constructs for
these two behaviors. If you cannot find any theoretical construct for your examples,
then find other two theoretical constructs for the outcome variable “behavior”. You can
simply type in the variable in the search engine and you’ll find many research articles
discussing theoretical constructs that represent the variable. You will thus have two
theoretical constructs WITH a formal definition and corresponding source (i.e., APA
referencing)
1. Real-life example of behavior: attitude towards work influences outcome.
Theoretical construct: An attitude is expressed by evaluative responses of some
degree of favourability or unfavorability. A person is biased towards favourable
responses if the attitude is positive and toward unfavourable responses if the attitude
is negative.
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Full Name Student: Bram Hezemans
Student ID number: 2713689
Instructions
You will be randomly assigned to a team (max 5 students) to work on the in-class activity.
Therefore, you are allowed to have similar answers, BUT you are required to write your own
answers on this sheet and submit it on Canvas before 6.30 pm on the same day. Therefore,
your submission can never be 100% identical to the submission of another student. Make sure
to build a strong argument for each answer with a source (APA- Style Referencing). Your
tutor can ask you to share your screen and input with others, please do participate as engaging
in discussions is part of this in-class activity. Good luck!
Part 1 – 1 ) The lecturer explained why a theory can only be tested with theoretical
constructs, why is that the case? While using a theoretical construct, a theory is always
used, explained and measured in the same way. In example: the construct can be measured,
scales and units are existing and it has been examined in prior researches. (Baroudi, 2019)
2) Why is it according to the deductive research approach not OK to create our own
measurements for theoretical constructs? If we create our own measurements for
theoretical constructs in a quantitative deductive research, we have no way of comparing our
results to prior studies, thus there is no way for us to decide if the research was relevant.
Something which is essentially one of the main goals a deductive research. (Baroudi, 2019)
Part 2 – The theory of planned behavior, discussed during the lecture, consists of five
main variables. You can use the theory to explain/predict real-life behavior. Give two
real-life examples of behaviors that can be included as an outcome variable in the
theory (i.e., can be something you have seen in the news, experienced at work or while
studying, or any other experience). Use the VU library to find theoretical constructs for
these two behaviors. If you cannot find any theoretical construct for your examples,
then find other two theoretical constructs for the outcome variable “behavior”. You can
simply type in the variable in the search engine and you’ll find many research articles
discussing theoretical constructs that represent the variable. You will thus have two
theoretical constructs WITH a formal definition and corresponding source (i.e., APA
referencing)
1. Real-life example of behavior: attitude towards work influences outcome.
Theoretical construct: An attitude is expressed by evaluative responses of some
degree of favourability or unfavorability. A person is biased towards favourable
responses if the attitude is positive and toward unfavourable responses if the attitude
is negative.
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