Advancing Your Career Concepts In Professional Nursing by Rose Kearney Nunnery -Test Bank
Chapter 2. Theory as the Basis for Practice?
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. “A set of interrelated constructs (concepts), definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena” is the definition of a:
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A. |
Paradigm |
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B. |
Framework |
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C. |
Theory |
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D. |
Phenomena |
____ 2. Theory is defined as “a set of interrelated constructs (concepts), definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena” by:
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Piaget |
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B. |
Kerlinger and Lee |
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C. |
Erikson and Piaget |
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D. |
Barnum |
____ 3. A graphic representation of a phenomenon is a:
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Framework |
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B. |
Metaparadigm |
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C. |
Philosophy |
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D. |
Model |
____ 4. A theory can evolve from a:
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A. |
Conceptual model |
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B. |
Philosophy |
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C. |
Phenomenon |
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D. |
Paradigm |
____ 5. A concept:
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A. |
Can be highly concrete or highly abstract |
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B. |
Is less complex than a construct |
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C. |
Provides a view we hold about something |
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D. |
All of the above |
____ 6. Propositions in a theory are the descriptions and relationship among the constructs that:
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Develop a theory that includes factor-isolating |
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B. |
Propose how the concepts are linked and relate to each other |
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C. |
Describe the significance, consistency, and scope of the theory |
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D. |
All of the above |
____ 7. The classification of grand, middle range, or limited applies to:
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A. |
Phenomena |
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B. |
Quantum theory |
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C. |
Statistical probabilities |
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D. |
Theories |
____ 8. Theories are classified as grand, middle range, or limited on the base of their:
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A. |
Theoretical base |
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B. |
Purpose |
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C. |
Scope and breadth |
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D. |
Interdependence |
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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