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Assumption - Answer a principle that is believed to be true without verification Cause-probing research - Answer studies designed to illuminate the underlying causes of phenomena Clinical nursing research - Answer research designed to guide nursing practice Constructivist paradigm - Answer an alternative paradigm (also called naturalistic paradigm) to the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative research

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