Research Basics

Research is a systematic, organized inquiry carried out to provide solutions to a problem or address a gap in knowledge

• True

• False

Recognizing something that already exists for the first time, that nobody has found before. A new increment to knowledge

• Innovation

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Discovery

Reasoning works from the more general to the more specific. Sometimes this is informally called a "top-down" approach. We might begin with thinking up a theory about our topic of interest. We then narrow that down into more specific hypotheses that we can

• Induction

• Hypothesis

• Deduction

• Theory

The criteria of a good research includes the following, except

• The research problem is clearly defined

• The findings are ambiguious

• Follows clear scientific process

• Is feasible in terms of researchers' capabilities, time and cost

Creating something totally new with one's own ideas and development. A new device or process

• Discovery

• Innovation

• Theory

• Hypothesis

The folloiwng violates ethical guidelines, except

• If researcher does not ensure privacy of participants

• When researcher is biased

• Researcher obtains informed consent from participants

• Participant anonymity is compromised when reporting findings

A research proposal is a document written to state your proposed research direction and the study you intended to do

• True

• False