Philosophy of Science
Frameworks
Traditions
Qual Research
Random
100

Focuses on objectivity and considers if there is a single truth.

What is Ontology?

100

Someone from this position argues that truth is singular, verifiable, and quantifiable.

What is Positivism?

100

This tradition is bounded to an event, program, activity or set of individuals.

What is case study?

100

This type of data provides depth and richness about the participant's experience.

What is "Thick" data?

100

This cellular component is considered, by many, to be the "powerhouse of the cell."

What is the mitochondria?

200

Acknowledges the role of values on research

What is Axiology?

200

This framework insists that there is not a single truth, and rather, truth is a function of context.

What is Constructivism?

200

The goal of phenomenology is to understand the _____ of an experience or phenomenon.

What is essence?

200

Although Qual studies typically have fewer participants, researchers must still get approval from this office.

What is IRB?

200

This famous horror writer often sets his stories in the North-East, notably in Maine.

Who is Stephen King?

300

Reflects that knowledge is limited by the quality of our interactions.

What is Epistemology?

300

A researcher from this POV acknowledges the difficult in measuring truth and focuses on verification and falsification of results.

What is Post-Positivism?

300

This would be the ideal tradition to for research focused on the norms, values, and customs of an identified group or culture. 

What is ethnography?
300

Qual studies are typically _____ than deductive.

What is inductive?

300

Mario, the mighty Italian plumber and savior of the Mushroom Kingdom, has this last name.

What is "Mario?"

400

Addresses if the research represents the voice of the research or the participant.

What is Rhetoric?

400

These approaches highlight systemic positions, values, and histories of specific groups.

What are Critical Theories?

400

Analyzing data such as stories, and "restorying" that data, is a a technique used in this tradition.

What is Narrative research

400

This ethical aspect reflects a participant's right to choose whether or not to participate in a study.

What is Autonomy?

400

This lonely place - considered the most remote location on the planet - is closer to the space station than any other place.

What is Point Nemo?

500

Addresses how one will conduct a study.

What is Methodology?
500

This framework considers generational factors as well as issues of colonialism.

What is Indigenous (Critical) Theory?

500

After reaching a sufficient threshold of data and understanding, the researcher is able to develop a theory about the researched phenomenon by using this method.

What is Grounded Theory?

500

This ethics-focused report led to the applications of informed consent, risks and benefits of participants, and participant selection.

What is the Belmont Report?

500

This mathematician solved an unsolvable math problem, after arriving late to class and thinking the posted problem was a homework assignment. 

Who is George Dantzig?

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