Positivism Approach To Research Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

Correct Answer: C) What is the impact of social media on political participation?.

Correct Answer: D) Positivism is too subjective.

Correct Answer: A) Indeterminacy.

Correct Answer: A) Empirical observation.

Correct Answer: B) It does not allow for the exploration of individual experiences and perspectives.

Correct Answer: B) Quantitative.

Correct Answer: A) Sociology.

Correct Answer: B) The use of standardized methods and measures.

Correct Answer: A) To describe social phenomena in detail.

Correct Answer: C) Subjectivity.

Correct Answer: C) Participant observation.

Correct Answer: D) Positivist research is particularly well-suited to studying complex social phenomena.

Correct Answer: B) Emphasis on subjective experience.

Correct Answer: D) It may be too reliant on qualitative data.

Correct Answer: A) Theory should be developed from empirical research.

Correct Answer: B) It provides a framework for collecting and analyzing quantitative data.

Correct Answer: B) Emphasis on generalizability.

Correct Answer: C) Emphasis on individual experience.

Correct Answer: B) Survey.

Correct Answer: C) Case study.

Correct Answer: A) The researcher should be a neutral observer.

Correct Answer: C) They provide a high degree of control over variables.

Correct Answer: B) Case study.

Correct Answer: B) Inherently objective.

Correct Answer: C) It focuses on empirical observation and quantifiable data.