LHRD 7200 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Ontology - Answer -the study of being, becoming, existence, reality
Axiology - Answer -study of value - ethical value and aesthetic value
Epistemology - Answer -study of knowledge
Organizational Science - Answer -field of inquiry and practice focusing on human well-
being and performance in work settings. Draws on fields of psychology, management,
sociology, and communication.
Philosophy - Answer -the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and
existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Positivism - Answer -the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific
observation
Interpretivism - Answer -a research perspective in which understanding and
interpretation of the social world is derived from one's personal intuition and perspective
Modernism - Answer -Reason and science provide foundation for knowledge. Reason
exists independent of our contexts. Identity is static.
Post Modernism - Answer -Reason and science are myths created by man. No eternal
truth. Like Subjectivism. Identity is fluid.
Pragmatism - Answer -A philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and effects of
processes and situations. Reality constantly reinterpreted in light of its usefulness in
new situations.
Structuralism - Answer -an early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the elemental structure of the human mind. Study of mental structures in
society. Uses Critical Theory
Ontology of positivism - Answer -Researcher and reality are separate
Ontology of Interpretivism - Answer -Researcher and reality are inseparable
Epistemology of Positivism - Answer -reality exists beyond human mind
Epistemology of Interpretivism - Answer -knowledge of world exists through person's
lived experience
Validity in Positivism - Answer -data, certainty
Ontology - Answer -the study of being, becoming, existence, reality
Axiology - Answer -study of value - ethical value and aesthetic value
Epistemology - Answer -study of knowledge
Organizational Science - Answer -field of inquiry and practice focusing on human well-
being and performance in work settings. Draws on fields of psychology, management,
sociology, and communication.
Philosophy - Answer -the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and
existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Positivism - Answer -the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific
observation
Interpretivism - Answer -a research perspective in which understanding and
interpretation of the social world is derived from one's personal intuition and perspective
Modernism - Answer -Reason and science provide foundation for knowledge. Reason
exists independent of our contexts. Identity is static.
Post Modernism - Answer -Reason and science are myths created by man. No eternal
truth. Like Subjectivism. Identity is fluid.
Pragmatism - Answer -A philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and effects of
processes and situations. Reality constantly reinterpreted in light of its usefulness in
new situations.
Structuralism - Answer -an early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the elemental structure of the human mind. Study of mental structures in
society. Uses Critical Theory
Ontology of positivism - Answer -Researcher and reality are separate
Ontology of Interpretivism - Answer -Researcher and reality are inseparable
Epistemology of Positivism - Answer -reality exists beyond human mind
Epistemology of Interpretivism - Answer -knowledge of world exists through person's
lived experience
Validity in Positivism - Answer -data, certainty
