What is positivism?
A. Positivism refers to statistics and statistical analysis
B. Positivism refers to knowledge about the nature of our being in the world as revealed through theoretical philosophising
C. Positivism is a philosophical position on how we go about obtaining knowledge
D. Positivism holds that knowledge is grounded in religion
Answer: Option C
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The French social philosopher who gave stress on scientific theories and observation was
A. H. Maine
B. E. Durkheim
C. A. Comte
D. H. Spencer
By which of the following means objective facts cannot be secured or established by a researcher?
A. By observation and experiment
B. By research
C. By objective analysis of data
D. From material collected on the basis of oath and affirmation
Field study is a method of research in which the observations are taken in the
A. Natural set up
B. Observed set up
C. Laboratories
D. Fields
The validity and reliability of a research will be at stake when
A. The incident was reported after a long period of time from that of its occurrence
B. The author who is the source of information is biased, incompetent or dishonest
C. The researcher himself is not competent enough to draw logical conclusions
D. All of the above
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