CH 7

Question 1

Levels of Abstraction

Answer 1

Construct vs. Concepts vs. Variables

Question 2

Construct

Answer 2

broader category or idea that may encompass several concepts

Question 3

Concepts

Answer 3

terms that abstractly describe and name an object, idea, experience, or phenomenon, thus providing it with a separate identity or meaning

Question 4

Variables

Answer 4

More specific and narrow in definition

Question 5

Elements of Theory

Answer 5

Concept, Statements, Phenomena

Question 6

Concept

Answer 6

Abstractly describe and name an object., idea, or phenomenon, thus providing it with a separate identity or meaning

Question 7

Statements

Answer 7

theory describes how the concepts are connected to each other.

Question 8

Phenomena

Answer 8

the conscious awareness of an experience that comprises the lives of humans.

Question 9

Research framework

Answer 9

an abstract and logical structure of meaning, such as a portion of a theory. The concepts and relationships being addressed in a study

Question 10

Abstract

Answer 10

Idea that focuses on a general view of a phenomenon.

Question 11

Concrete

Answer 11

Refers to realities or actual instances– it focuses on the particular, rather than on the general