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Epistemology ✔Correct Answer-The study of knowledge
Claims we make about knowledge
The character of knowledge
Philosophy ✔Correct Answer-The study of scientific knowledge
The character of scientific knowledge
Science ✔Correct Answer-A way of generating and testing the truth of statements
Authoritarian Method: Social
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Knowledge is taught and tested socially defined authority
of knowledge
Ex: You learn things from your teacher speaking them to you
Mystical Method: Spiritual
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Relying on someone's state of grace (religion) to
understand and know information
Ex: I learned about the torah based off of judaism
Logico-rational method: Procedural
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Based on procedure to make decisions
Scientific method: Observational
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Individual biases make complete "objectivity" impossible
People see things from different perspectives
Agreement among scientists is as close as we can come to being "objective"
Without agreement, we have no confidence in scientific claims (and knowledge has no value)
Scientific method is the set of rules used to reach agreement
These "rules" of science eliminate individual authority
Ontology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Deals with the nature of
reality, reality is subjective
Assumption about the nature of being
Epistemology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Deals with knowledge
and the best way to know something
, Metatheory (laws and rules)
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Two different sets of
assumptions
Methodology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Best procedure to use
to study knowledge
Monism ✔Correct Answer-Discipline should only have one paradigm
Pluralism ✔Correct Answer-Discipline can have multiple paradigms
Revolutionary model ✔Correct Answer-Rapid change and the paradigm is replaced quickly
Evolutionary model ✔Correct Answer-Slow change and gradual change, guided by more than one
paradigm
Mechanism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Determinism: people make no real choices
Actionalism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Humans chose their actions to maximize thoughts
Actional Realism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Situational and social forces will shape our force
making behavior
Rationalism ✔Correct Answer-Assumption that the world has rational structure
Rational Empiricism ✔Correct Answer-Assumes the world as rational structure
But has to test the thought with the observation
Mechanistic empiricism ✔Correct Answer-Begin with observation, then develops theories based
off observation
Logical positivism ✔Correct Answer-A particular form of empiricism meant to be knocked down
Assume real world exists
Constructivism ✔Correct Answer-Rejects the concepts of reductionism (idea that phenomena can
be broken down in component parts) and operationalism (concepts are defined by the activities we
use to measure them
ex: intelligence is defined by an IQ test and if we cannot measure them then it doesn't exist)
Assumes reality is subjectively by our perceptions in our interpretation
Constructive Realism ✔Correct Answer-A combination of Logical positivism and constructivism
The laws approach ✔Correct Answer-Deals with why does something happen
The Rules perspective ✔Correct Answer-Look for teleological(relating phenomena) explanations
and explaining outcomes based on people's goals and intentions
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Epistemology ✔Correct Answer-The study of knowledge
Claims we make about knowledge
The character of knowledge
Philosophy ✔Correct Answer-The study of scientific knowledge
The character of scientific knowledge
Science ✔Correct Answer-A way of generating and testing the truth of statements
Authoritarian Method: Social
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Knowledge is taught and tested socially defined authority
of knowledge
Ex: You learn things from your teacher speaking them to you
Mystical Method: Spiritual
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Relying on someone's state of grace (religion) to
understand and know information
Ex: I learned about the torah based off of judaism
Logico-rational method: Procedural
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Based on procedure to make decisions
Scientific method: Observational
(The ways of knowing) ✔Correct Answer-Individual biases make complete "objectivity" impossible
People see things from different perspectives
Agreement among scientists is as close as we can come to being "objective"
Without agreement, we have no confidence in scientific claims (and knowledge has no value)
Scientific method is the set of rules used to reach agreement
These "rules" of science eliminate individual authority
Ontology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Deals with the nature of
reality, reality is subjective
Assumption about the nature of being
Epistemology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Deals with knowledge
and the best way to know something
, Metatheory (laws and rules)
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Two different sets of
assumptions
Methodology
(Assumptions behind paradigms within communication) ✔Correct Answer-Best procedure to use
to study knowledge
Monism ✔Correct Answer-Discipline should only have one paradigm
Pluralism ✔Correct Answer-Discipline can have multiple paradigms
Revolutionary model ✔Correct Answer-Rapid change and the paradigm is replaced quickly
Evolutionary model ✔Correct Answer-Slow change and gradual change, guided by more than one
paradigm
Mechanism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Determinism: people make no real choices
Actionalism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Humans chose their actions to maximize thoughts
Actional Realism
(Contemporary Ontology) ✔Correct Answer-Situational and social forces will shape our force
making behavior
Rationalism ✔Correct Answer-Assumption that the world has rational structure
Rational Empiricism ✔Correct Answer-Assumes the world as rational structure
But has to test the thought with the observation
Mechanistic empiricism ✔Correct Answer-Begin with observation, then develops theories based
off observation
Logical positivism ✔Correct Answer-A particular form of empiricism meant to be knocked down
Assume real world exists
Constructivism ✔Correct Answer-Rejects the concepts of reductionism (idea that phenomena can
be broken down in component parts) and operationalism (concepts are defined by the activities we
use to measure them
ex: intelligence is defined by an IQ test and if we cannot measure them then it doesn't exist)
Assumes reality is subjectively by our perceptions in our interpretation
Constructive Realism ✔Correct Answer-A combination of Logical positivism and constructivism
The laws approach ✔Correct Answer-Deals with why does something happen
The Rules perspective ✔Correct Answer-Look for teleological(relating phenomena) explanations
and explaining outcomes based on people's goals and intentions
