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1.

Which of the following should not be a criterion for a good research project?

a)

Demonstrates the abilities of the researcher

b)

Is dependent on the completion of other projects

c)

Demonstrates the integration of different fields of knowledge

d)

Develops the skills of the researcher

2.

Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?

a)

Objective reasoning

b)

Positivistic reasoning

c)

Inductive reasoning

d)

Deductive reasoning

3.

Which research method is a bottom-up approach to research?

a)

Deductive method

b)

Explanatory method

c)

Inductive method

d)

Exploratory method

4.

Which research paradigm is most concerned about generalizing its findings?

a)

Quantitative research

b)

Qualitative research

c)

Mixed-methods research

d)

All of the above

5.

What do we call data that are used for a new study but which were collected by an earlier researcher for a different set of research questions?

a)

Secondary data

b)

Fieldnotes

c)

Qualitative data

d)

Primary data

6.

The ‘reliability’ of a measure refers to the researcher asking:

a)

Does it give consistent results?

b)

Does it measure what it is supposed to measure?

c)

Can the results be generalized?

d)

Does it have face reliability?

7.

Research hypotheses are:

a)

Formulated prior to a review of the literature

b)

Statements of predicted relationships between variables

c)

B but not A

d)

Both A and B

8.

A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called:

a)

An intervening variable

b)

An independent variable

c)

A dependent variable

d)

numerical variable

9.

Which of the following types of quantitative research requires there to be a control group and an experimental group?

a)

Experimental design

b)

Surveys

c)

Pilot study

d)

Pre-Existing data

10.

The factor being tested in an experiment is called

a)

Variable

b)

hypothesis

c)

control

d)

research

11.

Students were involved in an experiment to investigate whether playing music while they took a test affected their scores. What would their test scores be?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Controlled variable

d)

Hypothesis

12.

A theory generates ________, which are specific assumptions or predictions that can be tested to determine their accuracy.

a)

Validity

b)

informed consent

c)

ethnic gloss

d)

hypotheses

13.

The strength of the relationship between two or more events can be determined by:

a)

experimental research

b)

case study

c)

physiological research

d)

correlational research

14.

This psychometric property of measurement focuses on the expected outcome of the research.

a)

Validity

b)

Reliability

c)

Correlation

d)

Variable

15.

It is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

a)

Inquiry

b)

Research

c)

Experimentation

d)

Data Analysis

BASIC OF RESEARCH

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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