BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-6)
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
CriticalAAppraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAreviewingAevidence
DataA-AcorrectAanswers-InformationAsystematicallyAcollectedAinAtheAcourseAofAaAstudy
DisseminationA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAcommunicationAofAresearchAfindings
Evidence-InformedAPracticeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AcknowledgingAandAconsideringAtheAmyriadAfactorsAbeyondAsuchAevidenceAasAlocalAindig
enousAknowledge,AculturalAandAreligiousAnorms,AandAclinicalAjudgement
PhenomenaA-AcorrectAanswers-
Occurrences,Acircumstances,AorAfactsAthatAareAperceptibleAbyAtheAsenses
Evidence-BasedA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAconscious,Aexplicit,AandAjudiciousAuseAofAtheAcurrentAbestAevidenceAinAtheAcareAofApati
entsAadAtheAdeliveryAofAhealthAcareAservices
QualityAImprovementA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAimprovingApatientAcare
HypothesisA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAbestAguessAorApredictionAaboutAwhatAaAresearcherAexpectsAtofindAwithAregardAtoAtheArel
ationshipAbetweenAtwoAorAmoreAvariables
PhilosophicalABeliefsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAsystemAofAmotivatingAvalues,Aconcepts,Aprinciples,AandAtheAnatureAofAhumanAknowle
dgeAofAanAindividualAgroup,AorAculture
ParadigmA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAofAbeliefsAandApractices,AsharedAbyAcommunitiesAofAresearchers,AthatAguideAtheAkno
wledgeAdevelopmentAprocess.
EpistemologyA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAtheoryAofAknowledge;AtheAbranchAofAphilosophyAconcernedAwithAhowApeopleAknowAwh
atAtheyAknow,AorAwhatAisAknownAtoAbeAtheA"truth"
MethodologyA-AcorrectAanswers-Discipline-
specificAprinciples,Arules,AandAproceduresAthatAguideAtheAprocessAthroughAwhichAknowled
geAisAacquired.
AimAofAInquiryA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAgoalsAorAspecificAobjectivesAofAtheAresearch,AwhichAvaryAwithAtheAparadigm
ContextA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheApersonal,AsocialAandApoliticalAenvironmentAinAwhichAaAphenomenonAofAinterestA(time,A
place,AculturalAbeliefs,Avalues,AandApractices)Aoccurs
ValuesA-AcorrectAanswers-PersonalAbeliefsAofAtheAresearcher
PositivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAphilosophicalAorientationAthatAsuggestsAthatAaAmaterialAworldAexists;AthatAis,AthingsAcanA
beAsensedA(i.e.,AseenAtouched,AheardAtasted)
Post-positivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAviewAthatAaA"reality"AexistsAthatAcanAbeAobserved,Ameasured,AandAunderstood;Ahowev
er,AthisAviewAisAtemperedAbyAtheAbeliefAthatAscienceAoffersAanAimperfectAunderstandingAofAt
heAworld.
, ConstructivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAbasisAforAnaturalisticA(qualitative)Aresearch,AwhichAdevelopedAfromAwritersAsuchAasAK
ant,AwhoAsoughtAalternateAwaysAofAthinkingAaboutAtheAworld;AaAbeliefAthatArealityAisAnotAfixe
dAbutAratherAisAaAconstructionAofAtheApeopleAperceivingAit.
CriticalASocialATheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAuseAofAqualitativeAandAquantitativeAresearchAtoAhighlightAhistoricalAandAcurrentAexperi
encesAofAsuffering,Aconflict,AandAcollectiveAstruggles
QualitativeAResearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAsystematic,Ainteractive,AandAsubjectiveAresearchAmethodAusedAtoAdescribeAandAgiveA
meaningAtoAhumanAexperiences.AQualitativeAresearchAisAoftenAconductedAinAnaturalAsettin
gsAandAusesAdataAthatAareAwordsAorAtext,AasAopposedAtoAnumericalAdata,AtoAdescribeAtheAe
xperiencesAbeingAstudied
QuantitativeAResearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAtestingArelationships,Adifferences,AandAcause-and-
effectAinteractionsAamongAandAbetweenAvariables.ATheseAprocessesAareAtestedAwithAhypo
thesesAandAresearchAquestionsAthroughAtheAuseAofAobjective,Aprecise,AandAhighlyAcontroll
edAmeasurements
ConceptA-AcorrectAanswers-AnAimageAorAsymbolicArepresentationAofAanAabstractAidea.
ConceptualAFrameworkA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstructureAofAconcepts,Atheories,AorAbothAthatAisAusedAtoAconstructAaAmapAforAtheAstudy
TheoreticalAFrameworkA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstructureAforAconcepts,Atheories,AorAbothAusedAtoAconstructAaAmapAforAtheAstudyAbasedAo
nAaAphilosophicalAorAtheorizedAbeliefAorAunderstandingAorAwhyAtheAphenomenonAunderAstu
dyAexists
TheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAofAinterrelatedAconcepts,Adefinitions,AandApropositionsAthatApresentAaAsystematicAvie
wAofAphenomenaAtoAexplainAandAmakeApredictionsAaboutAthoseAphenomena.
ModelA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsymbolicArepresentationAofAaAsetAofAconceptsAthatAareAcreatedAtoAdepictArelationships
ConceptualADefinition:A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAgeneralAmeaningAofAtheAconcept.
OperationalADefinition:A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAdescriptionAofAhowAaAconceptAisAmeasuredAandAwhatAinstrumentsAareAusedAtoAcaptur
eAtheAessenceAofAtheAvariable.
AbstractA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAbelief,AcomprehensiveAsummaryAofAaAstudyAatAtheAbeginningAofAanAarticle
AssumptionsA-AcorrectAanswers-
AcceptedAtruths,AkeyAconceptsAandAideas,Areasons,AandAjustifications,AsupportingAexampl
es,AparallelAexperiences,AimplicationsAandAconsequences,AandAanyAotherAstructuralAfeatur
esAofAtheAwrittenAtextAusedAtoAinterpretAandAassessAitAaccuratelyAandAfairly
CriticalAAppraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAreviewingAevidence
CriticalAreadingA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAactiveAinterpretationAandAobjectiveAassessmentAofAanAarticle,AduringAwhichAtheAreaderAi
sAlookingAforAkeyAconcepts,Aideas,AandAjustifications.
CriticalAthinkingA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheArationalAexaminationAofAideas,Ainferences,Aassumptions,Aprinciples,Aarguments,Aconc
lusions,Aissues,Astatements,Abeliefs,AandAactions.
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
CriticalAAppraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAreviewingAevidence
DataA-AcorrectAanswers-InformationAsystematicallyAcollectedAinAtheAcourseAofAaAstudy
DisseminationA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAcommunicationAofAresearchAfindings
Evidence-InformedAPracticeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AcknowledgingAandAconsideringAtheAmyriadAfactorsAbeyondAsuchAevidenceAasAlocalAindig
enousAknowledge,AculturalAandAreligiousAnorms,AandAclinicalAjudgement
PhenomenaA-AcorrectAanswers-
Occurrences,Acircumstances,AorAfactsAthatAareAperceptibleAbyAtheAsenses
Evidence-BasedA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAconscious,Aexplicit,AandAjudiciousAuseAofAtheAcurrentAbestAevidenceAinAtheAcareAofApati
entsAadAtheAdeliveryAofAhealthAcareAservices
QualityAImprovementA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAimprovingApatientAcare
HypothesisA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAbestAguessAorApredictionAaboutAwhatAaAresearcherAexpectsAtofindAwithAregardAtoAtheArel
ationshipAbetweenAtwoAorAmoreAvariables
PhilosophicalABeliefsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAsystemAofAmotivatingAvalues,Aconcepts,Aprinciples,AandAtheAnatureAofAhumanAknowle
dgeAofAanAindividualAgroup,AorAculture
ParadigmA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAofAbeliefsAandApractices,AsharedAbyAcommunitiesAofAresearchers,AthatAguideAtheAkno
wledgeAdevelopmentAprocess.
EpistemologyA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAtheoryAofAknowledge;AtheAbranchAofAphilosophyAconcernedAwithAhowApeopleAknowAwh
atAtheyAknow,AorAwhatAisAknownAtoAbeAtheA"truth"
MethodologyA-AcorrectAanswers-Discipline-
specificAprinciples,Arules,AandAproceduresAthatAguideAtheAprocessAthroughAwhichAknowled
geAisAacquired.
AimAofAInquiryA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAgoalsAorAspecificAobjectivesAofAtheAresearch,AwhichAvaryAwithAtheAparadigm
ContextA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheApersonal,AsocialAandApoliticalAenvironmentAinAwhichAaAphenomenonAofAinterestA(time,A
place,AculturalAbeliefs,Avalues,AandApractices)Aoccurs
ValuesA-AcorrectAanswers-PersonalAbeliefsAofAtheAresearcher
PositivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAphilosophicalAorientationAthatAsuggestsAthatAaAmaterialAworldAexists;AthatAis,AthingsAcanA
beAsensedA(i.e.,AseenAtouched,AheardAtasted)
Post-positivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAviewAthatAaA"reality"AexistsAthatAcanAbeAobserved,Ameasured,AandAunderstood;Ahowev
er,AthisAviewAisAtemperedAbyAtheAbeliefAthatAscienceAoffersAanAimperfectAunderstandingAofAt
heAworld.
, ConstructivismA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAbasisAforAnaturalisticA(qualitative)Aresearch,AwhichAdevelopedAfromAwritersAsuchAasAK
ant,AwhoAsoughtAalternateAwaysAofAthinkingAaboutAtheAworld;AaAbeliefAthatArealityAisAnotAfixe
dAbutAratherAisAaAconstructionAofAtheApeopleAperceivingAit.
CriticalASocialATheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAuseAofAqualitativeAandAquantitativeAresearchAtoAhighlightAhistoricalAandAcurrentAexperi
encesAofAsuffering,Aconflict,AandAcollectiveAstruggles
QualitativeAResearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAsystematic,Ainteractive,AandAsubjectiveAresearchAmethodAusedAtoAdescribeAandAgiveA
meaningAtoAhumanAexperiences.AQualitativeAresearchAisAoftenAconductedAinAnaturalAsettin
gsAandAusesAdataAthatAareAwordsAorAtext,AasAopposedAtoAnumericalAdata,AtoAdescribeAtheAe
xperiencesAbeingAstudied
QuantitativeAResearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAtestingArelationships,Adifferences,AandAcause-and-
effectAinteractionsAamongAandAbetweenAvariables.ATheseAprocessesAareAtestedAwithAhypo
thesesAandAresearchAquestionsAthroughAtheAuseAofAobjective,Aprecise,AandAhighlyAcontroll
edAmeasurements
ConceptA-AcorrectAanswers-AnAimageAorAsymbolicArepresentationAofAanAabstractAidea.
ConceptualAFrameworkA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstructureAofAconcepts,Atheories,AorAbothAthatAisAusedAtoAconstructAaAmapAforAtheAstudy
TheoreticalAFrameworkA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstructureAforAconcepts,Atheories,AorAbothAusedAtoAconstructAaAmapAforAtheAstudyAbasedAo
nAaAphilosophicalAorAtheorizedAbeliefAorAunderstandingAorAwhyAtheAphenomenonAunderAstu
dyAexists
TheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAofAinterrelatedAconcepts,Adefinitions,AandApropositionsAthatApresentAaAsystematicAvie
wAofAphenomenaAtoAexplainAandAmakeApredictionsAaboutAthoseAphenomena.
ModelA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsymbolicArepresentationAofAaAsetAofAconceptsAthatAareAcreatedAtoAdepictArelationships
ConceptualADefinition:A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAgeneralAmeaningAofAtheAconcept.
OperationalADefinition:A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAdescriptionAofAhowAaAconceptAisAmeasuredAandAwhatAinstrumentsAareAusedAtoAcaptur
eAtheAessenceAofAtheAvariable.
AbstractA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAbelief,AcomprehensiveAsummaryAofAaAstudyAatAtheAbeginningAofAanAarticle
AssumptionsA-AcorrectAanswers-
AcceptedAtruths,AkeyAconceptsAandAideas,Areasons,AandAjustifications,AsupportingAexampl
es,AparallelAexperiences,AimplicationsAandAconsequences,AandAanyAotherAstructuralAfeatur
esAofAtheAwrittenAtextAusedAtoAinterpretAandAassessAitAaccuratelyAandAfairly
CriticalAAppraisalA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsystematicAprocessAforAreviewingAevidence
CriticalAreadingA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAactiveAinterpretationAandAobjectiveAassessmentAofAanAarticle,AduringAwhichAtheAreaderAi
sAlookingAforAkeyAconcepts,Aideas,AandAjustifications.
CriticalAthinkingA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheArationalAexaminationAofAideas,Ainferences,Aassumptions,Aprinciples,Aarguments,Aconc
lusions,Aissues,Astatements,Abeliefs,AandAactions.