week6 study design

What is the basic approach in research methodology?

• Understanding reality
• Collecting data
• Analyzing results
• Publishing findings

What does the research paradigm express?

• Data collection methods
• Basic approach to 'reality'
• Sampling techniques
• Data analysis methods

Which research paradigm focuses on understanding and describing human nature?

• Positivist
• Post-positivist
• Constructivist/interpretivist
• Critical theory

What is emphasized in quantitative research?

• Subjective experience
• Objectivity and empirical evidence
• Cultural interpretation
• Social change

What combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches?

• Experimental research
• Correlational research
• Mixed methods research
• Naturalistic observation

Which component is NOT a part of research methodology?

• Data collection
• Sampling design
• Peer review
• Data analysis methods

What is the main focus of experimental research?

• Manipulation of variables
• Description of phenomena
• Interpretation of cultural artifacts
• Examination of historical contexts

Which approach is associated with the interpretivist paradigm?

• Quasi-experimental
• Ethnographic
• Experimental
• Correlational

What does feminist theory primarily examine?

• Social constructs
• Gender inequality
• Power structures
• Cultural phenomena

Which method is predominant in positivist/postpositivist paradigms?

• Quantitative
• Qualitative
• Mixed methods
• Observational