LSS 1123 Quiz Week 1

Why is the scientific method important?

• It enables us to utilize sensory experience.

• It provides experts with reliable opinions.

• It is logical for us to understand the world.

• It's a way to obtain accurate and reliable information.

Which one of these is NOT a type of educational research?

• Correlational research

• Action research

• Historical research

• Internet research

Experimental research involves

• manipulating conditions and studying effects

• studying variables within a single group

• survey research

• ethnographic research

What is wrong with the following statement?

Hashem is a Muslim.

All Muslims have more than one wife.

Hashem has more than one wife.

• The first condition is not true.

• The second condition is not true.

• The third condition is not true.

What condition is the most important for the scientific method?

• published.

• repeatable.

• experimental.

• historical.

What step is not part of the scientific method?

• State the problem

• Analyze the results

• Look on the Internet

• Interpret the information

Why isn’t agreement with others a sound way of knowing?

• The majority can be wrong

• Sensory experience can be wrong

• Experts' opinions can be wrong

• Intuition can be wrong

Quantitative studies involve

• numbers

• feelings

• intution

• senses

You make an experiment to see if plants need water to live. What is the dependent variable.

• The amount of moisture in the soil.

• The amount of sun the plant has.

• The amount of dirt in the plant.

• The amount of water you give the plant.

What is the hypothesis below?

• The number of mosquito bites you get on holiday depends on your perfume.

• Brewer's yeast has historically been used to prevent mosquito bites.

• If brewer's yeast repels mosquitos, I won't get mosquito bites on holiday.

• Lighting a candle while sitting outside prevents mosquito bites.