Research Methodology- Intro

Which of the following is NOT an ethical consideration in research involving adults?

• Informed consent

• Ensuring participants receive financial compensation

• Confidentiality and privacy

• Protection from physical and psychological harm

A person experiences a new form of optical illusion and records their experience. He/She has acquired knowledge through _________

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

• Intuition

• Authority

Which goal of Science does an experiment on why rats become anorexic is attempting to accomplish?

• Describe

• Explain

• Predict

• Control

When the researcher has no application in mind while doing a research, but is interested in answering a question simply out of curiosity, the research is called as _____________

• Descriptive Research

• Experimental Research

• Pure Research

• Longitudinal Research

A researcher attempts to differentiate the risk-taking behaviours of adolescents and middle adults. This is a __________ research.

• Explanatory

• Cross-sectional

• Both (a) and (b)

• Neither (a) and (b)

Why is reviewing the literature an important step in research?

• To prove the superiority of one's research

• To identify knowledge gaps and build on existing research

• To prove the hypotheses set for the research

• To avoid conducting any experiments

Research is:

• Conducted for purely academic purposes

• A random, unplanned process of discovery

• A purposeful, systematic activity

• Conducted to answer questions about practical issues

The depth of any research can be judged by _______

• Title of the research

• Objectives of the research

• Total expenditure of the research

• Duration of the research

Research can be conducted by a person who _______

• has studied research methodology

• holds a postgraduate degree

• has thinking and reasoning ability

• is a hard worker

Fieldwork-based research is classified as

• Historical

• Experimental

• Biographical

• Longitudinal