MFT Exam - Research Methods &
Techniques Exam Questions And Answers
Construct -
correct answer ✅Constructs are the building blocks of theories,
helping to explain how and why certain phenomena behave the
way that they do.
Constructs are mental abstractions that we used to express the
ideas, people, organizations, events and/or objects/things that we
are interested in. Constructs are a way of bringing theory down to
earth, helping to explain the different components of theories, as
well as measure/observe their behavior. The table below provides
some examples of these different types of constructs:
Types of constructs Examples:
Ideas - Ageism, sexism, racism, self-esteem, poverty, social capital,
trust, philanthropy, affluence, morality, tolerance, air pollution,
genetic engineering, euthanasia, marriage, taboos
People - Age, gender, ethnicity, height, obesity, morbidity, energy,
muscle soreness, fatigue
, MFT Exam - Research Methods &
Techniques Exam Questions And Answers
Organizations - Financial performance, corporate social
responsibility, firm survival, organizational culture, service quality,
corporate governance, outsourcing, alliances
Events - Armageddon, famine, urban regeneration, Jihad,
secularism
Objects/Things - Sun, hurricanes, tsunamis, trees, flowers, amino
acids, stem cells
Descriptive Research -
correct answer ✅Descriptive research is used to describe
characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It
does not answer questions about how/when/why the
characteristics occurred.
Epistemology -
correct answer ✅the theory of knowledge, especially with regard
to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation
of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
Techniques Exam Questions And Answers
Construct -
correct answer ✅Constructs are the building blocks of theories,
helping to explain how and why certain phenomena behave the
way that they do.
Constructs are mental abstractions that we used to express the
ideas, people, organizations, events and/or objects/things that we
are interested in. Constructs are a way of bringing theory down to
earth, helping to explain the different components of theories, as
well as measure/observe their behavior. The table below provides
some examples of these different types of constructs:
Types of constructs Examples:
Ideas - Ageism, sexism, racism, self-esteem, poverty, social capital,
trust, philanthropy, affluence, morality, tolerance, air pollution,
genetic engineering, euthanasia, marriage, taboos
People - Age, gender, ethnicity, height, obesity, morbidity, energy,
muscle soreness, fatigue
, MFT Exam - Research Methods &
Techniques Exam Questions And Answers
Organizations - Financial performance, corporate social
responsibility, firm survival, organizational culture, service quality,
corporate governance, outsourcing, alliances
Events - Armageddon, famine, urban regeneration, Jihad,
secularism
Objects/Things - Sun, hurricanes, tsunamis, trees, flowers, amino
acids, stem cells
Descriptive Research -
correct answer ✅Descriptive research is used to describe
characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It
does not answer questions about how/when/why the
characteristics occurred.
Epistemology -
correct answer ✅the theory of knowledge, especially with regard
to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation
of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
