RM Introduction Quiz

Research is defined as the _____________ application of investigation of a matter and directed to the discovery of some __________.

• intellectual ; speculations

• intellectual ; facts

• emotional ; speculations

• emotional ; facts

Which of these theories is valid and NOT baseless?

• Flat earth

• 5G causes Covid19

• Theory of relativity

• MH370 Conspiracy theory

Which of the following options is NOT TRUE.

A scientific theory can be ______________.

• an explanation of a certain phenomenon

• empirically tested

• conceptually developed

• guessed through intuition

Arief - a bank manager, conducted a survey to investigate his staff's organizational commitment, and its impact on their stay intention. The results are presented to the top management for formulating plans for the betterment of the company.

Name the type of research that Arief has conducted.

• Basic research.

• Applied research

• Organizational research.

• Scientific research.

Susan, a fellow with Sejahtera Research Institute, studied the cause of malnourishment among children during the pandemic lockdown period. Together with her colleagues, she reported her scientific findings in the Malaysian Journal of Social Wellbeing. Eventually, her causal-effect model is adopted by public health researchers who studied the similar area in Indonesia and Thailand.

Name the type of research that Susan has conducted.

• Basic research.

• Applied research

• Organizational research.

• Scientific research.

Which of the following theories are commonly used by FBM UiTM post-graduate students, and could be researched by aspiring post-graduate students.

• Service Quality (SERVQUAL)

• 'Bossku' Conspiracy Theory

• Black Hole Theory

• Mak Lampir Theory

The _____________________ proposes that people will choose how to behave depending on the outcomes they expect as a result of their behavior. In other words, people decide what to do based on what they expect the outcome to be.

• behavior theory

• unknown theory

• expectancy theory

• game theory

Which of the following variable is not suitable to be investigated if the subjects of the research involve customers as the unit of analysis?

• Purchase intention.

• Absenteeism.

• Satisfaction.

• Brand awareness.

Which of the following variable is not suitable to be investigated if the subjects of the research involve organizations as the unit of analysis?

• Market dynamism.

• Environmental hostility.

• Technological turbulence.

• Burnout.

To a scientist, a theory explains a certain __________.

• phenomenon

• unsolved problem

• sci-fi movie plot

• idea