Quiz Guide

Dr. Assel Tutumlu

Research Methods
Quiz 1 Guide
Spring 2015

Terms:
From Slides:
Knowledge as Dogma
Knowledge as Techne
Knowledge as Metis
Knowledge as Episteme
Ontology
Epistemology
Opinion
Argument
Inaccurate observations
Overgeneralization
Selective observation
Illogical reasoning
Null hypothesis
Directional hypothesis
Causal hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent variable

Intervening variable
Conditional variable
From Sartori:
Semantics
Connotation as intension
Denotation as extension
Ambiguity
Vagueness
Definition
Declarative definition
Denotative definition as a
border problem
Precising definition as a
membership problem
Operational definition as a
measurement problem
Ostensive definition
Homonymy

Synonymy
Neologism
Substitution test
Attribute
Concept
Variable
From Lim:
Positivism
Post-positivism
Objectivity
Subjectivity
Level of Analysis
Deduction/Deductive logic
Induction/Inductive logic
Utility maximization
Hypothesis

Please be able to do the following:

- Define terms in declarative, denotative, prcising and operational ways
- Identify dependent and independent variables (pls practice by breaking complex sentences
apart)
- Create researchable research questions
- Turn research questions into hypotheses and identify their types: null, directional, causal
- Identify theory behind hypothesis (rationality, structure, culture)
- Identify if the theory explains substance, process or actor-specific behavior
- Identify levels of analysis in specific hypothesis
- Identify deductive and inductive reasoning and theory-making