Carper (1978) Identified Four Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing

question 12

Multiple Choice

Carper (1978) identified four fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing. Which of the following is a correct representation of Carper's patterns of knowing?

• A) Aesthetic knowing, personal knowing, ethical knowing, and empirical knowing
• B) Scientific knowing, interpersonal knowing, ethical knowing, and empirical knowing
• C) Empirical knowing, moral knowing, legal knowing, and interpersonal knowing
• D) Scientific knowing, surface knowing, legal knowing, and ethical knowing

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

A situation in economics where the quantity demanded or supplied changes by an infinite amount in response to any change in price, represented graphically as a horizontal line.

Monopolistic Competitor

A type of market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power.

Monopolistically Competitive

Refers to a market setup where multiple companies offer products that are closely related but not the same, granting them limited market influence.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, with no single participant able to influence the market price, leading to products that are very similar.