Research Quiz

What is research all about?

• Collecting and analyzing data

• Writing essays

• Playing sports

• Cooking recipes

What is the main idea of Unit 1: Inquisitive World of Research?

• Traveling around the world

• Solving math problems

• Learning to dance

• Research manifests in everyday life

What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning in research?

• None of the above

• Both are the same

• Inductive tests concepts using new empirical data, while deductive infers theoretical concepts from observed data

• Inductive infers theoretical concepts from observed data, while deductive tests concepts using new empirical data

What is the purpose of qualitative research?

• To understand or make sense of the world based on experiences and perceptions of individuals

• To conduct experiments in a lab

• To solve puzzles

• To build robots

What is the goal of applied research?

• To study theoretical concepts

• To write novels

• To contribute directly to the understanding or resolution of practical issues

• To explore outer space

What is empirical knowledge based on?

• Superstitions

• Dreams

• Guesswork

• Experience and direct data collection

What is scientific knowledge derived from?

• Horoscopes

• Comic books

• Folk tales

• A generalized body of laws and theories that explain a phenomenon acquired using the scientific method

What does exploratory research aim to do?

• Design buildings

• Create new languages

• Prove existing theories

• Scope out the magnitude of a particular phenomenon, problem, or behavior

What is the purpose of descriptive research?

• To study ancient history

• To describe an aspect of life richly

• To invent new technologies

• To predict the future

What is the role of research design in a study?

• A blueprint for a spaceship

• A recipe for baking a cake

• A plan for a vacation

• A strategic plan of how to go about answering the research questions