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Post-Positivist Approaches to Theory Development
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the best answer:
1
Post-positivist theorists hold the interlinked goals of explanation, prediction, and control.
A)
True
B)
False
2
Post-positivists generally hold to a modified nominalist ontology.
A)
True
B)
False
3
If a theorist increases the accuracy of a theory, he or she will necessarily increase the breadth and simplicity of the theory as well.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Post-positivists rarely use causal explanation in their theories.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Which of the following beliefs is consistent with a post-positivist's epistemological position?
A)
Knowledge can best be gained through a search for regularities in the social world
B)
Regularities and causal relationships should be studied through a
complete
separation between the "knower" and the "known"
C)
The separation between the knower and the known can be
guaranteed
through the scientific method
D)
All of the above
6
Which of the following conditions are necessary to infer causality between "interaction" and "liking" in a post-positivist theory?
A)
Interaction must come before liking
B)
Interaction and liking must be related to each other
C)
Other alternatives/explanations for liking must be eliminated
D)
All of the above
E)
a and b
7
The branch of positivism that assumes that the generation of knowledge must pass through the theological/fictitious stage, the metaphysical/abstract stage, and the scientific/positive state is known as:
A)
Logical positivism
B)
Classical positivism
C)
Post-positivism
D)
Metaphysical positivism
8
According to __________, scientific statements and metaphysical statements can be differentiated through the verifiability principle.
A)
Vienna Circle scholars
B)
Comtean scholars
C)
Post-positivist scholars
D)
Kuhnian scholars
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