COMM 288 SBCC FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Quantitative research - ANSWER objective measurements and the statistical,
mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and
surveys, or by manipulating pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques
qualitative research - ANSWER It is used to gain an understanding of underlying
reasons, opinions, and motivations; categorical
5 step scientific process - ANSWER 1. make an observation.
2. Ask a question.
3. Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation.
4. Make a prediction based on the hypothesis.
5. Test the prediction.
6. Repeat: based on the outcome, design new hypotheses or predictions.
experience - ANSWER what a person experiences
tenacity - ANSWER the belief that something is real because it has always been true
(Knowledge is passed from person to person and generation to generation via cultural
norms and assumptions)
traditions - ANSWER a person learns from the traditions for instance one's family
followed and the wisdom passed from generation to generation
magic - ANSWER experiences that cannot be explained and we attribute it to
mystery/magic/superstition
, hunches (a priori) - ANSWER reasoning based on hunches and observation
authority - ANSWER depending on an individual in authority to dictate what is fact
heuristic - ANSWER creates questions; enables a person to learn or discover on their
own
Burgos's definition of a theory - ANSWER "a set of systematic, informed hunches about
the way things work"
the functions of a theory (according to Burgoon) - ANSWER 1. Description - the What?
2. Explanation - the Why?
3. Prediction - the When?
4. Control - the How?
5. Critique - the Whom?
epistemolgy - ANSWER the study of knowledge
ontology - ANSWER the study of the nature of reality
axiology - ANSWER the study of values
inductive reasoning - ANSWER general to specific
deductive reasoning - ANSWER specific to general
realist - ANSWER the belief that the world exists and is tangible
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Quantitative research - ANSWER objective measurements and the statistical,
mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and
surveys, or by manipulating pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques
qualitative research - ANSWER It is used to gain an understanding of underlying
reasons, opinions, and motivations; categorical
5 step scientific process - ANSWER 1. make an observation.
2. Ask a question.
3. Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation.
4. Make a prediction based on the hypothesis.
5. Test the prediction.
6. Repeat: based on the outcome, design new hypotheses or predictions.
experience - ANSWER what a person experiences
tenacity - ANSWER the belief that something is real because it has always been true
(Knowledge is passed from person to person and generation to generation via cultural
norms and assumptions)
traditions - ANSWER a person learns from the traditions for instance one's family
followed and the wisdom passed from generation to generation
magic - ANSWER experiences that cannot be explained and we attribute it to
mystery/magic/superstition
, hunches (a priori) - ANSWER reasoning based on hunches and observation
authority - ANSWER depending on an individual in authority to dictate what is fact
heuristic - ANSWER creates questions; enables a person to learn or discover on their
own
Burgos's definition of a theory - ANSWER "a set of systematic, informed hunches about
the way things work"
the functions of a theory (according to Burgoon) - ANSWER 1. Description - the What?
2. Explanation - the Why?
3. Prediction - the When?
4. Control - the How?
5. Critique - the Whom?
epistemolgy - ANSWER the study of knowledge
ontology - ANSWER the study of the nature of reality
axiology - ANSWER the study of values
inductive reasoning - ANSWER general to specific
deductive reasoning - ANSWER specific to general
realist - ANSWER the belief that the world exists and is tangible
