Quantitative and Qualitative Researchers Make Different Assumptions About

question 34

Multiple Choice

Quantitative and qualitative researchers make different assumptions about:

• A) Research.
• B) Social Research.
• C) Statistics.
• D) The social world.

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Definitions:

Functionalism

A perspective in psychology that focuses on the purpose and adaptive functions of human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Gestalt

A psychological theory that proposes organisms perceive entire patterns or configurations, not merely as individual components.

Structuralist

Structuralism is an approach in fields such as psychology which posits that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure.

Reductionist

A perspective or approach that simplifies complex phenomena by reducing them to their basic elements.