FAML 400 EXAM1 Questions and Correct
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Theories: - Answer-Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena
Inform research
Examples of the inductive process - Answer-Observations of 3 families with troubled teens leads to
empirical generalization about all families with teens
Research on a group of individuals leading to a new theory
Your hypothesis (eating Twinkies twice a day will make people gain weight) was supported in your
research study. Based on this finding, you suggest that it's not just Twinkies that make you fat; it's
probably all Hostess snack cakes that make you fat.
Are hypotheses constructed using inductive or deductive thinking in the Wallace Wheel? - Answer-
Hypothesis is on the deductive side of the wheel
, Give an example of how theory could inform research: - Answer-Theories are weeded out through
history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten. These good theories are
ones that researches go back to when they have new questions or problems they want to solve. By using
knowledge (or theories) that have already been established as a base will give researchers a place to
jump from instead of starting from ground zero.
There are 3 major parts of theories: - Answer-Assumptions: non-tested, foundations of a theory (beliefs
that are taken for granted or believed to be true.)
Concepts: the building blocks of a theory
Propositions: how the concepts of a theory affect one another (The relationships between the concepts,
the "glue" holding the theory together.)
Positivism: - Answer-Truth is truth and will always be. For example, someone may really dislike gravity
and try to defy it by jumping off a roof, but no matter how hard they try that truth (gravity) cannot be
overcome or changed.
What is NOT an assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - Answer-Successful families have
several common character traits.
Assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - Answer-Families undergo stages of development.
There are tasks associated with different points along the family life cycle.
Families should be viewed over time.
Answers
Theories: - Answer-Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena
Inform research
Examples of the inductive process - Answer-Observations of 3 families with troubled teens leads to
empirical generalization about all families with teens
Research on a group of individuals leading to a new theory
Your hypothesis (eating Twinkies twice a day will make people gain weight) was supported in your
research study. Based on this finding, you suggest that it's not just Twinkies that make you fat; it's
probably all Hostess snack cakes that make you fat.
Are hypotheses constructed using inductive or deductive thinking in the Wallace Wheel? - Answer-
Hypothesis is on the deductive side of the wheel
, Give an example of how theory could inform research: - Answer-Theories are weeded out through
history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten. These good theories are
ones that researches go back to when they have new questions or problems they want to solve. By using
knowledge (or theories) that have already been established as a base will give researchers a place to
jump from instead of starting from ground zero.
There are 3 major parts of theories: - Answer-Assumptions: non-tested, foundations of a theory (beliefs
that are taken for granted or believed to be true.)
Concepts: the building blocks of a theory
Propositions: how the concepts of a theory affect one another (The relationships between the concepts,
the "glue" holding the theory together.)
Positivism: - Answer-Truth is truth and will always be. For example, someone may really dislike gravity
and try to defy it by jumping off a roof, but no matter how hard they try that truth (gravity) cannot be
overcome or changed.
What is NOT an assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - Answer-Successful families have
several common character traits.
Assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - Answer-Families undergo stages of development.
There are tasks associated with different points along the family life cycle.
Families should be viewed over time.
