RM_Quiz 1

Which statement is incorrect regarding the sentence:

• Social research is a scientific inquiry.

• Social research is sometimes called scientific investigation.

• Social research explores human behaviors and their relationships.

• Social research primarily focuses on studying natural phenomena.

Why is conducting research significant?

• To prove pre-existing beliefs and assumptions.

• To validate personal opinions without evidence.

• To acquire new knowledge and understanding.

• To reinforce biases and prejudices.

What is a key principle emphasized in the sentence "Research should be carried out systematically"?

• Research should be conducted sporadically.

• Research should rely solely on intuition.

• Research should follow a structured and organized approach.
  

• Research should prioritize speed over accuracy.

What is a key aspect of research in social science, highlighting its nature as being logical and rigorous?

• Prioritizing anecdotal evidence over empirical data.

• The procedures should be relevant, appropriate, and justified.

• Encouraging hasty conclusions to expedite the research process.

• Allowing for subjective interpretations to foster creativity.

Research is empirical in nature, meaning that it is ...

• focused solely on theoretical concepts and ideas.

• based on unverified assumptions and conjecture.

• based on evidence gathered from information collected from real-life artifacts and experiences or observation.

• primarily reliant on abstract and philosophical principles.

Why is the replicability of research considered important?

• To make the research process more complicated.

• To ensure that research remains a one-time endeavor.

• To allow others to independently verify and reproduce the findings.

• To discourage others from building upon existing research.

Why is the verifiability of research considered important?

• To allow for independent confirmation and validation of findings.

• To ensure research remains a confidential and secretive process.

• To discourage others from attempting to verify the research.

• To make research findings more mysterious and inaccessible.

Why is it crucial for research to rely on trustworthy data or sources of data?

• To make the research process more complicated and challenging.

• To ensure the research is built on credible and dependable information.

• To allow for the use of unreliable and questionable data sources.

• To encourage the use of unverified and speculative data.

What is one of the fundamental expectations of research?

• To reiterate existing knowledge.

• To avoid generating new insights.

• To obstruct the expansion of knowledge.

• To contribute to the creation of new knowledge.

To do research, you have to be certain on:

• What to research

• How to research

• How to get your research published

• All are right