1st Summative Tests in Practical Research 1

Research is best defined as a systematic investigation conducted to ____.

• Create opinions

• Establish facts and reach new conclusions

• Prove someone’s belief

• Entertain readers

Which characteristic of research requires that procedures follow a logical sequence?

• Controlled

• Systematic

• Critical

• Empirical

Which of the following refers to the moral principles governing a person’s behavior in research?

• Procedure

• Ethics

• Methodology

• Analysis

Plagiarism refers to the act of using another person’s ideas without ____.

• Rewriting them

• Giving due credit

• Reading the original source

• Asking permission

Which type of research deals with numbers and statistics?

• Qualitative

• Historical

• Quantitative

• Narrative

Which qualitative research characteristic states that researchers must immerse themselves in the phenomenon and remain open and respectful?

• Purposeful

• Engagement and neutrality

• Naturalistic

• Inductive

Phenomenology focuses on:

• Cultural groups

• Lived experiences

• Life accounts of individuals

• Development of theory

Grounded Theory aims to:

• Describe a single case

• Reconstruct historical events

• Generate a theory to explain a phenomenon

• Analyze speeches

A study that analyzes letters, emails, or documents uses:

• Content analysis

• Ethnography

• Biography

• Case study

Which type of biography presents a factual account of a person’s life experiences?

• Scholarly Chronicle

• Intellectual Biography

• Memoir

• Narrative Biography