COM 207 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Version 2025-2026
theory - Answers a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work
paradigm - Answers basic set of assumptions that has implications for the basic research
process
Three aspects of philosophy - Answers ontology, epistemology, and axiology
Three Paradigms - Answers Social science/objective, interpretive, and critical
ontology - Answers the nature of reality, how things come to be, informs the paradigm
ontology social science /objective - Answers - One reality not multiple
- heredity & environment determine behavior
ontology interpretive - Answers -realities are always in flux
- speak to individuals
-voluntarily choose
ontology critical - Answers -power has influence over reality
epistemology - Answers the nature of knowledge, what counts as knowledge, daily life elements
to it, how do you know what you know?
epistemology objective/social science - Answers -assume truth is singular
- one reality
-truth is subjective
-multiple meanings
- different people, different truths
epistemology interpretive - Answers -socially constructed through communication
- reaalites are always in flux
epistemology critical - Answers try to convince/ accept their truth
axiology - Answers ethics, the role of values in the way research is conducted. why are you
doing research in the first place? what should be the outcomes of the research?
values judgement, researcher neutrality
axiology objective/ social science - Answers researchers should be neutral, personal values
, should not be used
axiology interpretive - Answers -no researcher neutrality
- what we value could drive us
- cannot separate^
- knowledge is never neutral
axiology critical - Answers ??
Benefits of Objective/ Social Science - Answers clear because it is a one thought process
Benefits of Interpretive - Answers more relatable because there are lots of individuals beliefs
Benefits of Critical - Answers ??
Objective/ Social Science Research Methods - Answers -scientific method
-quantitative
-surveys
- stats
Interpretive Research Methods - Answers -interviews
- focus groups
-qualitative
-interpretive data
Critical Research Methods - Answers ??
Purpose of Objective/ Social Science Theory - Answers To Prove
Purpose of Interpretive Theory - Answers to understand
Purpose of Critical Theory - Answers to change
Seven traditions of communication - Answers - socio-psychological
- cybernetic
-rhetorical
- semiotic
theory - Answers a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work
paradigm - Answers basic set of assumptions that has implications for the basic research
process
Three aspects of philosophy - Answers ontology, epistemology, and axiology
Three Paradigms - Answers Social science/objective, interpretive, and critical
ontology - Answers the nature of reality, how things come to be, informs the paradigm
ontology social science /objective - Answers - One reality not multiple
- heredity & environment determine behavior
ontology interpretive - Answers -realities are always in flux
- speak to individuals
-voluntarily choose
ontology critical - Answers -power has influence over reality
epistemology - Answers the nature of knowledge, what counts as knowledge, daily life elements
to it, how do you know what you know?
epistemology objective/social science - Answers -assume truth is singular
- one reality
-truth is subjective
-multiple meanings
- different people, different truths
epistemology interpretive - Answers -socially constructed through communication
- reaalites are always in flux
epistemology critical - Answers try to convince/ accept their truth
axiology - Answers ethics, the role of values in the way research is conducted. why are you
doing research in the first place? what should be the outcomes of the research?
values judgement, researcher neutrality
axiology objective/ social science - Answers researchers should be neutral, personal values
, should not be used
axiology interpretive - Answers -no researcher neutrality
- what we value could drive us
- cannot separate^
- knowledge is never neutral
axiology critical - Answers ??
Benefits of Objective/ Social Science - Answers clear because it is a one thought process
Benefits of Interpretive - Answers more relatable because there are lots of individuals beliefs
Benefits of Critical - Answers ??
Objective/ Social Science Research Methods - Answers -scientific method
-quantitative
-surveys
- stats
Interpretive Research Methods - Answers -interviews
- focus groups
-qualitative
-interpretive data
Critical Research Methods - Answers ??
Purpose of Objective/ Social Science Theory - Answers To Prove
Purpose of Interpretive Theory - Answers to understand
Purpose of Critical Theory - Answers to change
Seven traditions of communication - Answers - socio-psychological
- cybernetic
-rhetorical
- semiotic
