Question

Match the best description for the core elements based on postpositivism/postmodernism paradigm.


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Ontology


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Epistemology


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Axiology


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Methodology

a.
Knowledge derived from combining empirical observations with logical reasoning.

b.
Observation is influenced by the researcher’s hypothesis, background knowledge and espoused theories.

c.
Reality can only be known within a certain realm of probability and not with absolute certainty.

d.
Purpose of research is to predict results, tests theories, relationships and cause-effect relations. Approach is quantitative and methods are experimental and correlational; use of data gathering instruments are important.

Answer 1

Based on the postpositivism/postmodernism paradigm, the best descriptions for the core elements are as follows:

- **Ontology**
**c.** Reality can only be known within a certain realm of probability and not with absolute certainty.

- **Epistemology**
**b.** Observation is influenced by the researcher’s hypothesis, background knowledge and espoused theories.

- **Axiology**
**a.** Knowledge derived from combining empirical observations with logical reasoning.

- **Methodology**
**d.** Purpose of research is to predict results, tests theories, relationships and cause-effect relations. Approach is quantitative and methods are experimental and correlational; use of data gathering instruments are important.