Exam 1 Business Research Methods

Which term below refers to a bundle of meanings or characteristics associated with certain concrete, unambiguous events, objects, conditions, or situations?

Concept

Consider the following statements: "Inner-city household interviewing is especially difficult and expensive. This survey involves substantial inner-city household interviewing. The interviewing in this survey will be especially difficult and expensive." This is an example of a(n) ___. A) empirical argument B) inductive argument C) exposition D) deductive argument E) hypothesis

D) deductive argument

Which of the following activities can be used to describe the scientific method? A) playing checkers B) watching Jeopardy C) playing chess D) solving puzzles E) investing in stocks

D) solving puzzles

___ is the process by which we test whether a hypothesis is capable of explaining the fact. A) Deduction B) Induction C) Exposition D) Empiricism E) Curiosity

A) Deduction

___ is said to denote observations and propositions based on sensory experience and/or derived from such experience by methods of inductive logic. A) Empiricism B) Scientific management C) Exposition D) Deduction E) Propositional research

A) Empiricism

___ is a form of reasoning that draws a conclusion from one or more particular facts or pieces of evidence. A) Induction B) Deduction C) Empiricism D) Logic E) Association

A) Induction

Consider the following example: "Retail sales increases in the 2005 holiday season were below projections. Sales were disappointing because consumers were not confident about economic growth." This is an example of a(n) ___. A) inductive argument B) deductive argument C) empirical argument D) fact E) premise

A) inductive argument

Which of the following is a requirement for a deduction to be considered correct? A) validity B) reliability C) inference D) empiricism E) conclusiveness

A) validity

Which form of argument presents a conclusion based on reasons or proof? A) Induction B) Deduction C) Logic D) Philosophy E) Exposition

B) Deduction

___ is a form of argument that purports to be conclusive-- the conclusion myst necessarily follow from the reasons given. A) Induction B) Deduction C) Logic D) Philosophy E) Exposition

B) Deduction

___ occurs when we observe a fact and ask, "Why is this?" A) Deduction B) Induction C) Exposition D) Empiricism E) Curiosity

B) Induction

Because of the nature of induction, the conclusion can be thought of as ___. A) fact B) one explanation among many C) proof D) evidence E) empirical

B) one explanation among many

Direct observation of phenomena, empirically testable hypotheses, and the ability to rule out rival hypotheses are all essential tenets of the ___. A) experimental method B) scientific method C) intuitive process D) strategic management process E) account planning philosophy

B) scientific method

The statement, "Sales in Pacific Timber Products have increased in the past six months," is an example of a(n) ___. A) inductive argument B) deductive argument C) exposition D) research question E) proposition

C) exposition