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Froggy Jumps Philosophy of social sciencesOnline version Anti-positivist; Verstehen; Social constructionism; Marxism; Critical theory; Critical realism by Eva 1 Which of these is NOT an anti-positivist theme? a The human realm is fundamentally different b The scientific method yields all meaningful knowledge c Human experience is meaningful and part of what constitutes the human realm 2 What is Verstehen? a A method for quantitative data analysis b A deep understanding of human experience c A way of proving scientific laws through experiments 3 What was Droysen’s view on science? a Emphasized natural laws and mathematical precision b Believed in positivist methodologies c Human sciences should provide a deep understanding of human experience 4 What was Wilhelm Dilthey’s contribution to Verstehen? a He introduced hermeneutics b He developed experimental psychology c He denied all forms of empirical observation 5 What is NOT true about Dilthey? a He was completely opposed to classical empiricism b He finds that knowledge needs to have some kind of empirical grounding c He agrees with Droysen that the human realm is different 6 According to Verstehen, what is the job of the human scientist? a To quantify individual behavior patterns b To make explicit human experiences and meanings c To disprove metaphysical claims 7 What is the hermeneutic circle? a An iterative process of comparing parts to whole to understand meaning b A circular argument for positivist knowledge c A concept about literal circles in qualitative diagrams 8 What is the difference between weak and strong social constructionism? a Weak denies all objective reality, strong accepts some realism b Weak accepts a reality independent of us, strong posits entities are constructed c There is no difference 9 What does “contingency” mean in social constructivism? a Constructs are biologically determined b Constructs could have been different based on historical interactions c Constructs are fixed and permanent 10 What does the ironic view of social constructs suggest? a “Reveal the power structure!” b Accept constructs as natural c Construct ideas are always positive 11 What does the reformist view suggest? a Reject all social constructs entirely b Constructs should remain unchanged c Contingency leads to fixing only the problematic parts of constructs 12 What is the rebellious view of social constructs a Modify constructs slightly b Overthrow and replace the construct entirely c Accept all constructs as valid 13 What is ‘surplus labour’ according to Marx? a The part of labor workers waste b The value produced beyond what workers are paid c The extra hours workers spend in meetings 14 What is a ‘mode of production’? a A biological instinct for survival b The foundation of society based on how it produces wealth c A communication method 15 What does it mean that ideologies are ‘unseen structures’? a They are consciously created b They shape behavior and beliefs without being directly observable c They are physically hidden 16 What does the ‘interpenetration of opposites’ mean in dialectical thinking? a No contradictions exist in reality b One phenomenon may appear differently to different actors c All opposites cancel each other out 17 Which of the following best illustrates the dialectical method? a Observation → Conclusion → Fact b Thesis ↔ Antithesis → Synthesis c Hypothesis → Measurement → Certainty 18 What did David Harvey criticize about traditional geography? a It was positivistic and superficial b It was too focused on ethnographic detail c It was too critical of capitalism 19 What is a spatial fix in radical geography? a Moving investment to less developed areas to sustain profit b Fixing space through environmental policy c Restructuring public transportation 20 What is political ecology concerned with? a Animal rights and welfare b The intersection of capitalist production, politics, and the environment c Political campaigns for ecology 21 What are the two dimensions of science according to Bhaskar? a Logical and analogical b Intransitive and transitive c Rational and irrational 22 What are Bhaskar’s three domains of reality? a Fictional, physical, rational b Real, actual, empirical c Symbolic, subjective, theoretical 23 What is a key criticism of critical realism? a Too focused on quantitative models b Too abstract and hard to apply in real research c It ignores structure 24 What is NOT one of the three principal claims of feminist standpoint theory? a Knowledge is socially situated b Research should begin with the lives of the marginalized c All researchers must be women 25 In semiotics, what is the ‘signifier’? a The sound or oral component of a word b The concept behind the word c The sentence that contains the word 26 What does Derrida’s deconstruction aim to reveal? a Mathematical patterns in argument b The author’s intent c Binaries and value positions in texts 27 What is ‘abduction’ a Drawing certain conclusions from uncertain data b Inferring the most likely explanation from observations c A way of generalizing laws 28 What is pluralism in philosophy of science? a All theories are equally valid b There is only one way to understand science c Multiple valid forms of knowledge exist and can be compared 29 What does ‘incommensurability’ mean? a Two theories can be directly compared b Different paradigms cannot be directly translated or compared c All knowledge systems lead to the same conclusion

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Which of these is NOT an anti-positivist theme?

What is Verstehen?

What was Droysen’s view on science?

What was Wilhelm Dilthey’s contribution to Verstehen?

What is NOT true about Dilthey?

According to Verstehen, what is the job of the human scientist?

What is the hermeneutic circle?

What is the difference between weak and strong social constructionism?

What does “contingency” mean in social constructivism?

What does the ironic view of social constructs suggest?

What does the reformist view suggest?

What is the rebellious view of social constructs

What is ‘surplus labour’ according to Marx?

What is a ‘mode of production’?

What does it mean that ideologies are ‘unseen structures’?

What does the ‘interpenetration of opposites’ mean in dialectical thinking?

Which of the following best illustrates the dialectical method?

What did David Harvey criticize about traditional geography?

What is a spatial fix in radical geography?

What is political ecology concerned with?

What are the two dimensions of science according to Bhaskar?

What are Bhaskar’s three domains of reality?

What is a key criticism of critical realism?

What is NOT one of the three principal claims of feminist standpoint theory?

In semiotics, what is the ‘signifier’?

What does Derrida’s deconstruction aim to reveal?

What is ‘abduction’

What is pluralism in philosophy of science?

What does ‘incommensurability’ mean?