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WorksheetsResearch Methods
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 31mins
________________ of a construct means expressing it in terms of observable behavior.
IV
DV
Operationalization
Inferences
____________ research is an in-depth study of a particular phenomenon.
Descriptive
Correlational
Qualitative
Quantitative
__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.
Generalizability
Population
Sample
Credibility
What is a hypothesis?
an educated guess
an absolute solution
a random guess
an experiment
Which is NOT a step of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Problem
Count items
Draw Conclusions
What is a theory?
a guess on how something works
a tested conclusion accepted as true
a story explaining how the world works
an assumption
Which word means the same as information?
results
data
research
search
Reading a book about lions is an example of ______________ research
basic
applied
problem solving
problem oriented
What is primary research?
Collecting data from primary schools.
The first research you have ever done in your life.
Using data that has already been collated and published by another researcher.
Creating a method for a specific purpose to collect original data.
Which method provides the most detailed insight into the researched subject?
Survey.
Documents.
Case study.
None of these.
Which environment is a researcher least able to control, when conducting an experiment?
Classroom.
Field.
Natural.
Laboratory.
The Library.
What is a research sample?
a group of people who represent a larger population.
research that involves the pursuit of knowledge in a systematic way
the people a researcher wants to study
a measure of how things are related to one another
