Modifications That Are Made to Hypotheses to Allow for Unexpected

question 36

Multiple Choice

Modifications that are made to hypotheses to allow for unexpected or unfavorable pieces of evidence are called:

• A) Ad hoc modifications.
• B) Hypothetical expansions.
• C) Moot hypotheses.
• D) Explanatory mutations.
• E) Ex post facto modifications.

Comprehend the utilization of conversational elements (e.g., laughter, applause) in conversation structure.

Distinguish between different types of conversational analysis within ethnomethodology.

Grasp the role of context in the analysis of conversations according to ethnomethodologists.

Appreciate the critique and challenges associated with ethnomethodology and its research methods.

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Definitions:

Middle Value

Also known as the median, it is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, array, or distribution.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set, representing the most common or popular response in a collection of data.

Frequently Occurring

Happening or appearing in a pattern that repeats often within a given time frame.

Adjusting Entries

Journal records created at the close of an accounting cycle to distribute revenues and costs to the period they truly happened in.