Nature of Inquiry and Research

When studying the effect of maternal alcohol use and disruptive behavior in children, the child’s disruptive behavior is considered

• The independent variable

• The dependent variable

• Unrelated to maternal alcohol use

• Qualitative data

A systematic investigation which involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information in a sequential manner in order to increase our understanding of the phenomenon of interest is also known as

• Statistics

• Analysis

• Research

• Methodology

When a researcher wants to study a counseling intervention with individuals who live at a homeless shelter versus individuals who live at a domestic violence shelter, the best research design would be

• Experimental design

• Predictive design

• Case study

• Quasi-experimental design

When a researcher is interested in linking or making an association between two or more phenomena, the design that should be used is

• Descriptive

• Exploratory

• Correlational

• Grounded theory

Researchers wishing to study categorical variables would use which research design?

• Narrative

• Phenomenological

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What is the key difference between a quasi-experiment and a "true experiment?"

• Quasi experiments do not have controlled variables.
• Quasi experiments take place in naturalistic environments; true experiments take place in laboratories
• In a quasi experiment, participants have a trait that determines which condition they are in; in a true experiment, they are randomly allocated.
• Quasi experiments are cross-sectional; true experiments are longitudinal (take place over a long period of time).

What research strategy is used in the situation to determine the effect of a new fertilizer on productivity of tomato plants where one group of plants is treated with the new fertilizer while a second group is grown without such treatment. The number of ripe tomatoes produced by each group is counted.

• observation

• experiment

• content analysis

• survey

What research strategy is used to a company sends a satisfaction questionnaire to its current customers at the end of the year.

• observation
• content analysis
• survey
• experiment

I am objective kind of research.

• Quantitative research
• Qualitative research

I use varied tools and instruments to gather data.

• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research