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| 203243720 | 3 Basic Elements of Theories | 1. Concepts 2. Statements 3. Theories | 0 | |
| 203243721 | Concept | The basic building block of a theory | 1 | |
| 203243722 | Statement | The result of expressing a relationship between two or more concepts | 2 | |
| 203243723 | Relational Statements | Declares a relationship between two or more concepts | 3 | |
| 203243724 | Positive Association | As one concept occurs or changes, the other concept changes in same direction (i.e. sweating & anxiety) | 4 | |
| 203243725 | Negative Association | As a concept changes, the other concept changes in opposite direction (anxiety & ability to concentrate) | 5 | |
| 203243726 | Non-relational Statement | May be either: 1. Existence Statement 2. Definition | 6 | |
| 203243727 | Different phases in theory development | -Description -Explanation -Prediction -Prescription | 7 | |
| 203243728 | Approaches to Theory Building | 1. Derivation\ 2. Synthesis 3. Analysis | 8 | |
| 203243729 | Derivation | -Use of analogy to transpose concept/statement/theory from one field to another -Relies on relation between one defined field and one undefined needing explanation | 9 | |
| 203243730 | Synthesis | Information based on observation used to construct a new concept, statement, or theory | 10 | |
| 203243731 | Analysis | Dissect a concept, statement, or theory into its component parts so they can be better understood | 11 | |
| 203243732 | Where Concept Derivation is Useful | -Field where no concept has taken place -Field where existing concepts in need of new perspective | 12 | |
| 203243733 | 4 Basis Steps in Concept Derivation | 1. Become familiar with existing literature in topic of interest 2. Examine other fields for new ways of viewing said topic 3. Choose parent concept (s) from another field 4. Redefine concept from parent field into the topic of interest | 13 | |
| 203243734 | Limitations to Concept Derivation | 1 - Concepts alone are limited in use; can't provide explanations, predictions, or control of phenomena 2- A concept derived from another field may not be equally useful in field of interest | 14 | |
| 203243735 | Basis of Statement Derivation | -Identifying an analogy or likeness between phenomena in 2 different fields - May be either substantive or formal | 15 | |
| 203243736 | Substantive Analogy | Likeness rests in the content or concepts between 2 fields | 16 | |
| 203243737 | Formal Analogy | Likeness rests in logical structure by how concepts are linked | 17 | |
| 203243738 | Purpose of Statement Derivation | To formulate one or more statements about a phenomena that is not well understood | 18 | |
| 203243739 | Procedure for Statement Derivation | 1. Become familiar with existing literature on topic of interest 2. Search other fields for new ways of viewing said topic 3. Select parent field, and identify structural/content features of parent statement to be used 4. Develop new statement about topic of interest using structure of parent statement 5. Redefine any new concepts/terms in derived statement to fit topic of interest | 19 | |
| 203243740 | Basis for Theory Derivation | Using analogy to obtain explanations/predictions about a phenomena in one field, from the explanations/predictions in another field | 20 | |
| 203243741 | Procedures for Theory Derivation | 1. Be aware of level of theory development in field of interest (If no current theories suitable, then continue with derivation) 2. Read widely in related and unrelated fields 3. Choose parent theory (should be new and insightful view) 3. Identify what content/structure is to be used from parent 4. Develop/redefine any new from parent theory in terms of topic of interest | 21 |
