COM 200 Exam 2|44 Verified Questions
with Answers
Understanding human communication through observations is known as - -
empiricism
- Triangulation is a process by which a researcher uses multiple methods to
ensure that she has a good "fix" on a problem. - -True
- The statement that observations about human communication capture an
underlying reality is - -an assumption
- Which of the following is the best example of a questions a communication
researcher might ask about an advertisement? - -Does the advertisement
work?
- Tenacity refers to the knowledge that, correctly or incorrectly, has stood
the test of time, so it considered true because it has always been considered
true. . - -true
- Closed-ended research questions ask whether there is a specific direction
of relationship between variables. - -True
- Induction is reasoning from observation to theory. - -true
- Description is a legitimate purpose of research. - -True
- Which one of the following purposes of research attempts to answer "why"
questions? - -Explanation
- Epistemological questions address the question of how it is we know what
we know. - -True
- A hypothesis of "People who see public service announcements for the
local animal shelter are more likely to adopt a pet" is designing a study
around: - -Prediction
- In bibliographic research you should record the doi. The letters "doi" stand
for - -digital object identifier
- Government agencies and businesses often have useful research data on
human communication. - -True
- Books and journals published by a university press are unbiased. - -False
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