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Comm Research T1 P2

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is opinion or belief, or what we believe to be true rather than what we know to be true. Doxa.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the positivist approach to research and reality? It seeks understanding rather than absolute truth.
The _ view of truth or knowledge holds that given current evidence and claims, certainty is approached but remains open to correction by future experience. We accept as true but can't know absolutely. Assertoric.
Which of the following is not characteristic of the human science or postpostivist approach to research? Only a single methodology is acceptable.
Absolute or certain truth/knowledge is ____________. Apodictic.
Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of qualitative research? Research data is reduced to numerical indices.
Knowledge passed down from generation to generation is knowledge by ____________. Tenacity.
Communication research methods that describe a phenomenon for the purpose of interpreting communication and its effects are ____________. historical-critical research
Researchers that find patterns and reach general conclusions based on specific cases are engaged in __________. inductive research
Research that seeks to solve real world, socially-relevant problems is ____________. applied research
Communication research that systematically examines messages by determining or counting the frequency of "attacks" versus "acclaims" in presidential campaign communication is ____________. Content analysis research
Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of the scientific method? science is subjective
The __________ paradigm researcher defines and measures what will be observed, and the conclusions are derived from these observations. discovery
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