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14 Cards in this Set
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research question
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a question about one or more topics that can be answered with research
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authorities
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socially defined sources of knowledge
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personal inquiry
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inquiry that employs the senses' evidence for arriving at knowledge
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scientific method
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a way of conducting empirical research following rules that specify objectivity, logic and communication among a community of knowledge seekers, and the connection between research and theory.
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objectivity
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the ability to see the world as it really is
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intersubjectivity
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agreements about reality that result from comparing the observations of more than one observer
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basic research
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research designed to add to our fundamental understanding and knowledge of the social world regardless of practical or immediate implications
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applied research
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research intended to be useful in the immediate future and to suggest action or increase effectiveness in some area
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social theory
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an explanation about how and why people behave and interact in the ways that they do
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explanatory research
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ground-breaking research on a relatively unstudied topic or in a new area
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qualitative data analysis
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analysis that results in the interpretation of action or representation of meanings in the researcher's own words
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descriptive study
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research designed to describe groups, activities, situations, or events
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quantitative data analysis
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analysis based on the statistical summary of data
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explanatory research
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research designed to explain why subjects vary in one way or another
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