Research Analysis Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+

Research Analysis Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is communication? - ANSWER-The study of how people use messages to generate meaning within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media Types of research - ANSWER-1. Basic research 2. Applied research 3. Translational research Basic research - ANSWER-Research designed to test and refine theoretical models Applied research - ANSWER-Research designed to solve a specific problem Translational research - ANSWER-Translating knowledge into practice Theory - ANSWER-Organized set of concepts and explanations about a phenomenon Metatheory - ANSWER-Paradigmatic perspective (a way of looking at the world) Ontology - ANSWER-Study of the nature of reality Epistemology - ANSWER-Study of the nature of knowledge Axiology - ANSWER-Study of the role of values in research Research Paradigms - ANSWER-1. Scientific paradigm 2. Interpretive paradigm 3. Critical-cultural paradigm 4. Quantitative methods 5. Qualitative methods Scientific methods - ANSWER-there is one objective truth that can be discovered (usually through quantitative methods) -learn about positivism and post-positivism Interpretive paradigm - ANSWER-there are multiple socially constructed truths that can be understood -usually through quantitative methods Critical-cultural paradigm - ANSWER-there are multiple socially constructed truths than can be understood in terms of power Quantitative methods - ANSWER-require data in numerical form that allow for statistical analysis so that researchers can make generalizations about groups of people or phenomena Qualitative methods - ANSWER-require data that allow for in-depth analysis of the socially constructed meaning of language and behavior so that researchers can develop a rich understanding of particular experiences Common ways of knowing - ANSWER-1. personal experience 2. tenacity 3. authority 4. tradition, custom, and faith 5. magic, superstition, and mysticism 6. intuition and hunches 7. a priori reasoning