NUR 302 - Chapter 8, Research Ch 8, Research- Chapter 8
Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: A set of logically interrelated propositions is associated with which of the following?
A. Schematic model
B. Conceptual model
C. Classical theory
D. Descriptive theory
Answer: C. Classical theory
Question 2: The power of theories lies in their ability to do which of the following?
A. Explain large segments of human experience
B. Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby, eliminate semantic
problems
C. Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D. Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
Answer: D. Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
Question 3: The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
A. Frameworks
B. Relationships
C. Concepts
D. Hypotheses
Answer: C. Concepts
Question 4: Every study has which of the following?
A. Theory
B. Schematic model
C. Framework
D. Conceptual model
Answer: C. Framework
Question 5: Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A. They are invented or created, not discovered.
B. They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C. They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
D. They are different words for exactly the same thing.
Answer: A. They are invented or created, not discovered.
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,Question 6: The Health Promotion Model would best be described as which of the following?
A. Descriptive theory
B. Borrowed theory
C. Grounded theory
D. Middle-range theory
Answer: D. Middle-range theory
Question 7: Which of the following are central concepts in conceptual models of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A. Human beings
B. Social support
C. Health
D. Environment
Answer: A, C, D
Question 8: The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A. Uncertainty in Illness Model
B. Health Promotion Model
C. Adaptation Model
D. Theory of Stress and Coping
Answer: C. Adaptation Model
Question 9: The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
A. Adaptation Model
B. Social Cognitive Theory
C. Health Belief Model
D. Health Promotion Model
Answer: D. Health Promotion Model
Question 10: The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
A. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B. Health Promotion Model
C. Adaptation Model
D. Transtheoretical Model
Answer: A. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
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, Question 11: The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A. A nursing model
B. A grand theory
C. A borrowed theory
D. A grounded theory
Answer: C. A borrowed theory
Question 12: Self efficacy is a widely-used construct that was originally developed within which of
the following?
A. The Health Belief Model
B. The Health Promotion Model
C. Social Cognitive Theory
D. The Uncertainty in Illness Theory
Answer: C. Social Cognitive Theory
Question 13: Stages of change is a construct that was developed within which of the following?
A. The Health Belief Model
B. The Transtheoretical Model
C. Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
D. The Theory of Planned Behavior
Answer: B. The Transtheoretical Model
Question 14: A grounded theory often has as a theoretical underpinning which of the following?
A. An ideational theory
B. Symbolic interactionism
C. Phenomenology
D. The Theory of Human Becoming
Answer: B. Symbolic interactionism
Question 15: The belief that a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will learn
appropriate behaviors from continued positive reinforcement of acceptable behavior patterns can
generate a research hypothesis. This generalization of the relationship between phenomena is known
as which of the following?
A. Null Hypothesis
B. Theory
C. Model
D. Framework
Answer: B. Theory
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Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: A set of logically interrelated propositions is associated with which of the following?
A. Schematic model
B. Conceptual model
C. Classical theory
D. Descriptive theory
Answer: C. Classical theory
Question 2: The power of theories lies in their ability to do which of the following?
A. Explain large segments of human experience
B. Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby, eliminate semantic
problems
C. Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D. Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
Answer: D. Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
Question 3: The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
A. Frameworks
B. Relationships
C. Concepts
D. Hypotheses
Answer: C. Concepts
Question 4: Every study has which of the following?
A. Theory
B. Schematic model
C. Framework
D. Conceptual model
Answer: C. Framework
Question 5: Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A. They are invented or created, not discovered.
B. They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C. They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
D. They are different words for exactly the same thing.
Answer: A. They are invented or created, not discovered.
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,Question 6: The Health Promotion Model would best be described as which of the following?
A. Descriptive theory
B. Borrowed theory
C. Grounded theory
D. Middle-range theory
Answer: D. Middle-range theory
Question 7: Which of the following are central concepts in conceptual models of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A. Human beings
B. Social support
C. Health
D. Environment
Answer: A, C, D
Question 8: The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A. Uncertainty in Illness Model
B. Health Promotion Model
C. Adaptation Model
D. Theory of Stress and Coping
Answer: C. Adaptation Model
Question 9: The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
A. Adaptation Model
B. Social Cognitive Theory
C. Health Belief Model
D. Health Promotion Model
Answer: D. Health Promotion Model
Question 10: The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
A. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B. Health Promotion Model
C. Adaptation Model
D. Transtheoretical Model
Answer: A. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
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, Question 11: The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A. A nursing model
B. A grand theory
C. A borrowed theory
D. A grounded theory
Answer: C. A borrowed theory
Question 12: Self efficacy is a widely-used construct that was originally developed within which of
the following?
A. The Health Belief Model
B. The Health Promotion Model
C. Social Cognitive Theory
D. The Uncertainty in Illness Theory
Answer: C. Social Cognitive Theory
Question 13: Stages of change is a construct that was developed within which of the following?
A. The Health Belief Model
B. The Transtheoretical Model
C. Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
D. The Theory of Planned Behavior
Answer: B. The Transtheoretical Model
Question 14: A grounded theory often has as a theoretical underpinning which of the following?
A. An ideational theory
B. Symbolic interactionism
C. Phenomenology
D. The Theory of Human Becoming
Answer: B. Symbolic interactionism
Question 15: The belief that a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will learn
appropriate behaviors from continued positive reinforcement of acceptable behavior patterns can
generate a research hypothesis. This generalization of the relationship between phenomena is known
as which of the following?
A. Null Hypothesis
B. Theory
C. Model
D. Framework
Answer: B. Theory
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