NURS 5327: Theory Development Questions With Complete
Solutions
Assumptions Correct Answers - statements that are taken to be
true without proof
- can be argued philosophically
Axioms Correct Answers Consist of a basic set of statements or
propositions that state the general relationship between concepts.
They are relatively abstract; therefore, they are not directly
observed or measured.
Components of a theory Correct Answers Purpose
Concepts and conceptual definitions
Theoretical statements
Structure and linkages
Assumptions
Models
Concept development Correct Answers "Building Blocks" of
theory
Must create conceptual meaning
Specifying, defining, clarifying the concepts used to describe a
phenomenon of interest
Concepts and conceptual definitions Correct Answers -
theoretical definitions: description of the phenomenon
-operational definitions: identification of empirical referents
*may be obvious
, Empirical generalizations Correct Answers Summarize
empirical evidence. Empirical generalizations provide some
confidence that the same pattern will be repeated in concrete
situations in the future under the same conditions.
Existence statements Correct Answers (Type of theoretical
statement)
Name a concept or make claims or clarify a concept (may be
true or false)
"Nonrelational statements"
Hypotheses Correct Answers Statements that lack support from
empirical research but are selected for study. The source of
hypotheses may be a variation of a law or a derivation from an
axiomatic theory, or they may be generated by a scientist's
intuition (hunch). All concepts in a hypothesis must be
measurable, with operational definitions in concrete situations.
Laws Correct Answers Well-grounded, with strong empirical
support and evidence of empirical regulatory. Laws contain
concepts that can be measured or identified in concrete settings.
Learning theories Correct Answers Bandura's social cognitive
learning theory
Development learning theory
Prospect theory
Solutions
Assumptions Correct Answers - statements that are taken to be
true without proof
- can be argued philosophically
Axioms Correct Answers Consist of a basic set of statements or
propositions that state the general relationship between concepts.
They are relatively abstract; therefore, they are not directly
observed or measured.
Components of a theory Correct Answers Purpose
Concepts and conceptual definitions
Theoretical statements
Structure and linkages
Assumptions
Models
Concept development Correct Answers "Building Blocks" of
theory
Must create conceptual meaning
Specifying, defining, clarifying the concepts used to describe a
phenomenon of interest
Concepts and conceptual definitions Correct Answers -
theoretical definitions: description of the phenomenon
-operational definitions: identification of empirical referents
*may be obvious
, Empirical generalizations Correct Answers Summarize
empirical evidence. Empirical generalizations provide some
confidence that the same pattern will be repeated in concrete
situations in the future under the same conditions.
Existence statements Correct Answers (Type of theoretical
statement)
Name a concept or make claims or clarify a concept (may be
true or false)
"Nonrelational statements"
Hypotheses Correct Answers Statements that lack support from
empirical research but are selected for study. The source of
hypotheses may be a variation of a law or a derivation from an
axiomatic theory, or they may be generated by a scientist's
intuition (hunch). All concepts in a hypothesis must be
measurable, with operational definitions in concrete situations.
Laws Correct Answers Well-grounded, with strong empirical
support and evidence of empirical regulatory. Laws contain
concepts that can be measured or identified in concrete settings.
Learning theories Correct Answers Bandura's social cognitive
learning theory
Development learning theory
Prospect theory
