Question 1

What is Epistemology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually is 
B)  The philosophy of how we gain knowledge 
C)  The philosophy of how we assess the validity of knowledge 
D)  The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge 
A)  The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually is 
B)  The philosophy of how we gain knowledge 
C)  The philosophy of how we assess the validity of knowledge 
D)  The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge B

Question 2

A subjective epistemology adopted alongside a relativist ontology would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist 
A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist B

Question 3

Someone who sees the world as ordered, logical and objective would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  A Pragmatist 
B)  A Relativist 
C)  A Realist 
D)  A Subjectivist 
A)  A Pragmatist 
B)  A Relativist 
C)  A Realist 
D)  A Subjectivist C

Question 4

What is Ontology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually is 
B)  The philosophy of how we gain knowledge 
C)  The philosophy of how we assess the validity of knowledge 
D)  The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge 
A)  The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually is 
B)  The philosophy of how we gain knowledge 
C)  The philosophy of how we assess the validity of knowledge 
D)  The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge

Question 5

Positivist research would normally involve the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative data 
B)  Qualitative data 
C)  quantitative and qualitative data 
D)  quantitative or qualitative data 
A)  Quantitative data 
B)  Qualitative data 
C)  quantitative and qualitative data 
D)  quantitative or qualitative data

Question 6

The purposes of a mixed method approach include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Triangulation 
B)  Development 
C)  Initiation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Triangulation 
B)  Development 
C)  Initiation 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Someone who sees the world as subjective, with no single "truth" or reality would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  A Pragmatist 
B)  A Relativist 
C)  A Realist 
D)  A Subjectivist 
A)  A Pragmatist 
B)  A Relativist 
C)  A Realist 
D)  A Subjectivist

Question 8

Control, replication and hypothesis testing are characteristic of which approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist 
A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist

Question 9

What is the role of theory in an inductive study?

Accepted Answer

A)  To develop a hypothesis 
B)  To guide data collection 
C)  To allow comparison of findings 
D)  To emerge from data analysis 
A)  To develop a hypothesis 
B)  To guide data collection 
C)  To allow comparison of findings 
D)  To emerge from data analysis

Question 10

An objective epistemology adopted alongside a realist ontology would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist 
A)  Positivist 
B)  Interpretivist 
C)  Post-positivist 
D)  Critical realist

What is Epistemology?

A subjective epistemology adopted alongside a relativist ontology would be:

Someone who sees the world as ordered, logical and objective would be:

What is Ontology?

Positivist research would normally involve the use of:

The purposes of a mixed method approach include:

Someone who sees the world as subjective, with no single "truth" or reality would be:

Control, replication and hypothesis testing are characteristic of which approach?

What is the role of theory in an inductive study?

An objective epistemology adopted alongside a realist ontology would be:

What Is Research,

The Research Process

Research Questions, Aims and Objectives

Reviewing the Literature

Theories, Concepts and Variables

Research Designs and Research Ethics

Collecting Data I: the Questionnaire Survey

Collecting Data Ii: Interview

Collecting Data Iii: Unobtrusive Methods Observation and Content Analysis

Collecting Data Iv: Ethnographic Research in Sport

Online Sport Research

Analysing Data I: Quantitative Data Analysis

Analysing Data Ii: Qualitative Data Analysis

Writing the Research Report

Practical Issues

Filters

Exam 2: Research Traditions in Sport

What is Epistemology?

A subjective epistemology adopted alongside a relativist ontology would be:

Someone who sees the world as ordered, logical and objective would be:

What is Ontology?

Positivist research would normally involve the use of:

The purposes of a mixed method approach include:

Someone who sees the world as subjective, with no single "truth" or reality would be:

Control, replication and hypothesis testing are characteristic of which approach?

What is the role of theory in an inductive study?

An objective epistemology adopted alongside a realist ontology would be:

What Is Research,

The Research Process

Research Questions, Aims and Objectives

Reviewing the Literature

Theories, Concepts and Variables

Research Designs and Research Ethics

Collecting Data I: the Questionnaire Survey

Collecting Data Ii: Interview

Collecting Data Iii: Unobtrusive Methods Observation and Content Analysis

Collecting Data Iv: Ethnographic Research in Sport

Online Sport Research

Analysing Data I: Quantitative Data Analysis

Analysing Data Ii: Qualitative Data Analysis

Writing the Research Report

Practical Issues

Filters