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Quiz 5_RM

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use of team-based learning (TBL) in a professional development program is found to increase retention but I speculate that it is not TBL per say but collaboration that increases retention. Collaboration might be called ___.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

mediator

d)

validity

2.

Dr. Hughes found that students in research methods love learning about correlations. Though this relationship only holds on sunny days. Sunny days might be called?

a)

Mediator

b)

Moderator

c)

Independent variable

d)

Dependent variable

3.

Which term refers to the variable that the researcher has control over and can manipulate?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Mediator

d)

Moderator

4.

The factor which is measured, manipulated, or selected by the experimenter to discover whether it modifies the relationship of the independent variable to an observed phenomenon.

a)

CONFOUNDING VARIABLE

b)

MODERATOR VARIABLE

c)

ORDINAL VARIABLE

d)

DICHOTOMOUS VARIABLE

5.

_________________ research operates with variables that can be manipulated.

a)

Correlational

b)

Quantitative

c)

Qualitative

d)

Artifacts

6.

The one variable in an experiment that is purposely changed by the scientist is the________________.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

7.
If I study for my scientific method quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
8.
Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
9.

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this research?

Does eating breakfast improve test scores?

a)

Whether the participant ate breakfast

b)

Time the participant ate breakfast

c)

The grade secured in the test

d)

The number of tests a participant took

10.

Sara wants to see whether drinking coffee will improve productivity. What is the INDEPENDENT variable (cause) in this research?

a)

Increase in productivity

b)

Brand of Coffee

c)

Whether the participant had coffee or not

d)

The times the participant had coffee

11.

Which of the following are characteristics of variables in general? (choose two)

a)

Liable to change

b)

We can only have independent and dependent variables

c)

Cannot be controlled

d)

Are not always numerical

12.

Research questions look at the impact of _________ on _________

a)

Extraneous Variables, Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable, Extraneous Variables

c)

Dependent Variable, Independent Variable

d)

Independent Variable, Dependent Variable

13.

In a controlled experiment there is a greater chance of a relationship of _____________ between the IV and DV; because the impact of extraneous variables is minimized.

a)

Relatedness

b)

Causality

c)

Correlation

d)

Significance

14.

What is operationalization?

a)

When you perform an operation on a variable

b)

When you divide one variable into multiple variables

c)

When you add age ranges

d)

Putting a variable in measurable format

15.

Dr. X does a study with three groups of ten students each. Each group consumes a different amount of caffeine (high, medium, and low amounts). Dr. X then measures all of the students on how well they do on a concentration test. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this study?

a)

The students

b)

Number of Students in each group

c)

The total number of participants

d)

Levels of Caffeine

16.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

What is being measured in the experiment

b)

What is being changed in the experiment

c)

The different group designated by the researcher

d)

The commonalities between the groups

17.

An experiment was done with employees joining an in-service training on IT, in which their instructors in different classrooms taught the same materials but used different teaching methods. One instructor uses lectures, one instructor uses group discussion, and one instructor simply asks the students to read the materials. Then, the employees all take an essay test on the materials and compare the scores. What is the DEPENDENT variable in this study?

a)

The teaching methods

b)

The students

c)

The scores on the Essay Test

d)

The teachers

18.

In an experiment which variable does the researcher set up and manipulate?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Extraneous Variable

c)

Independent Variable

19.

A scientist wants to study the effects of different quantities of Aspirin on the cold. Which is the independent variable?

a)

The different quantities of Aspirin.

b)

An improvement in the symptoms of the illness.

20.

A scientist wants to see what happens if he drops his cell phone from two different heights - one from his desk, the other from the top of the Burj Khalifa. Which is the dependent variable?

a)

The totally destroyed cellphone dropped from the Burj Khalifa.

b)

Dropping the phone off his desk.

21.

Your teacher wants to see if the students listen to her during lessons. She delivers a lesson on hypothesis testing and then - without warning - gives the students a test. Half the class fails the test. What's the dependent variable?

a)

The surprise test.

b)

The poor grades of half the class.

22.

You heard that putting egg shells around plants make them grow faster. You do this for one month on three plants in your garden and then measure how big they are in comparison to the other plants of the same kind. Which is the independent variable?

a)

Putting egg shells on the soil around 3 plants.

b)

How much taller those 3 plants become in a month.

23.

A scientist wants to see if birds prefer different colours of lights at night. She sets a lamp with a red bulb in her garden for one week, yellow for another week, blue for another week. She counts how many birds come into her garden every night for all three weeks. Which is the dependent variable?

a)

The colour of the light bulbs.

b)

The number of birds which come into the garden.

24.

You want to know how important light is for plant growth. You shut one plant in a dark room 24/7 for a month, one plant in a room which gets 5 hours of light per day, and put one plant next to a window 24/7. What's the independent variable?

a)

The number of hours each plant is exposed to light.

b)

How much the plants grow.

25.

A teacher wants to know if playing relaxing music during study time helps students study better. Every day for one week the teacher plays nice music to the students, then gives them a test. Next week the students study without music then do a test. The grades from the first week are 10% higher than the grades from the second week. What is the independent variable?

a)

The music (or lack of) during study time.

b)

The grades of the two tests.

26.

A scientist wants to understand if stress can affect memory. She tests this hypothesis by observing teachers teaching students quietly, peacefully, gently and other teachers teaching by shouting and getting angry. The students are tested and the results show that the students with the calm teachers got better grades. Which is the dependent variable?

a)

The grades the students got.

b)

The angry, shouting teachers.

27.
This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other
a)
Correlational
b)
Experiments
c)
Case Study
d)
Survey
e)
Observational
28.
This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
e)
Correlational
29.
The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it yields a great deal of detailed descriptive information and they are very useful in forming a hypothesis
a)
Case Study
b)
Survey
c)
Observational
d)
Correlational
e)
Experiments
30.
The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Correlational
d)
Experiments
e)
Case Study
31.
The advantage of this method of research is that the behavior observed in the subject(s) natural environment to be more natural, spontaneous, and varied than that observed in a laboratory.
a)
Observational
b)
Correlational
c)
Experiments
d)
Case Study
e)
Survey
32.
The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that the data is limited to only answering the question(s) asked. These limitations lead to biases, ambiguous conclusions, and low participation rates among research populations.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Correlational
d)
Experiments
e)
Case Study
33.
The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that some variables are too challenging to manipulate in an experiment (emotions, other cognitive behavior). Results may not be reflective of the general population.
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
e)
Correlational
34.

_________________ research operates with variables that can be manipulated.

a)

Correlational

b)

Quantitative

c)

Qualitative

d)

Artifacts

35.

________________ of a construct means expressing it in terms of observable behavior.

a)

IV

b)

DV

c)

Operationalization

d)

Inferences

36.

The __________ is the one manipulated by the researcher.

a)

DV

b)

Confounding Variable

c)

Controls

d)

IV

37.

A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.

a)

Population

b)

Sample

c)

Variable

d)

Control

38.

__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.

a)

Generalizability

b)

Population

c)

Sample

d)

Credibility

39.

___________ __________ is the group of people to which the findings of the study are expected to be generalized.

a)

Sample

b)

Random sampling

c)

Target population

d)

Matching variables

40.

In __________ __________ every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

a)

Stratified sampling

b)

Random sampling

c)

Opportunity sampling

d)

Self-selected sampling

41.

Which of the following is a research method?

a)

Correlation

b)

Matched-pairs

c)

Randomization

d)

Brain Imaging

42.

_________ sampling is a good method to use when conducting a pilot study.

a)

A. Non-probability

b)

B. Non-probable

c)

C. Non-random

43.

Group members identify additional members to be included in the sample.

a)

A. Snowball sampling

b)

B. Quota sampling

c)

C. Purposive sampling

44.

____________ is used to test relationships between quantitative variables. In other words, it’s a measure of how things are related

a)

A. Regression

b)

B. Correlation

c)

C. Variance

45.

The three main purposes of descriptive research are describing, explaining, and validating the findings

a)

True

b)

False

46.

A descriptive studies characterizes questions except for

a)

when

b)

who

c)

where

d)

how

47.

The title gives a Preview of the whole study

a)

False

b)

True 

48.

Survey research is a form of _______ data

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

49.

Surveys can only be specific and limited and cannot have more global widespread goals.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

Identify the Population:

Cebu Coal Company randomly selected 230 workers to determine which technology resource its workers felt was the most effective.

a)

230 Workers

b)

All Cebu City Workers

c)

Managers

d)

Cebu Coal Company

51.

In quasi experiments, there is a lack of random assignment of subjects in groups.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

In general, the quasi-experimental designs have high internal validity

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Quasi experiment may be performed when a true experiment would be impossible.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

It is a specific goal for the research

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Research question

c)

Objective

d)

Central question

55.

Predictions that involve variables and statistical tests.

a)

Central and subquestions

b)

Riddle

c)

Objectives

d)

Hypothesis

56.

What is a central question?

a)

It narrows the focus of the study but leave open the questioning

b)

It defines what the research study hopes to learn.

c)

A broad question that asks for an exploration of the central phenomenon or concept in a study.

d)

A prediction the researcher makes about the expected relationships among variables

57.

To write a good quantitative research question and hypotheses it is important...

a)

Not to relate one or more independent variables to one or more dependent variables

b)

To focus on a single phenomenon or concept.

c)

Relate one or more independent variables to one or more dependent variables.

d)

No, this is not the answerxD

58.

Null, alternative, and non-directional are forms of...

a)

Research questions

b)

Objectives

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Central questions

59.
This sample consists of units of the population that are easily accessible.
a)
Cluster
b)
Convenience
c)
Volunteer
d)
Observational
60.
Every possible group of units of the required size has the same chance of being the selected sample as any other sample of the same size.
a)
Simple Random 
b)
Thoughtful
c)
Typical
d)
Proportional
61.
This sample is selected by dividing the population into subgroups and then taking a fixed number of units from each group using the simple random sample.
a)
stratified
b)
cluster
c)
judgment
d)
experimental
62.
Units of the population are grouped; one or more groups are selected at random.  All units of that group are included in the sample.
a)
cluster sample
b)
simple random
c)
stratified
d)
proportional
63.
The conductor has control over the environment in this setting
a)
experiment
b)
observational study
c)
population
d)
sample
64.
Identify the sampling design: School admin conducted a survey on post-graduation plans.  Students of senior class 2018 were listed in order by class rank.  The school selected a random number between 1 and 15, obtaining a number 11.  Then, they selected every 11th student for the survey.
a)
cluster
b)
volunteer
c)
systematic
d)
simple random
65.
Identify the sampling design: Student government randomly samples 25 students of each of the four classes.
a)
stratified
b)
volunteer
c)
systematic
d)
simple random
66.
Identify the sampling design: SCPS wants to survey its employees.  They pick 4 schools from the county and survey every single employee in each of the 4 buildings.
a)
cluster
b)
volunteer
c)
systematic
d)
simple random
67.
Identify the sampling design: Mr. Rhoades asks Mr. May, his neighbor, who his favorite America's Got Talent contestant is
a)
cluster
b)
unbiased
c)
stratified
d)
convenience
68.
Identify the sampling design: Mr. Rhoades asks his roommate what his favorite TV show is
a)
cluster
b)
unbiased
c)
stratified
d)
convenience
69.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She picks the student in every 5th seat.

a)

Simple Random

b)

Systematic

c)

voluntary response

d)

convenience

70.

Involves choosing the respondents of the study on the basis of pre- determined criteria set by the researcher

a)

PURPOSIVE SAMPLING

b)

CLUSTER SAMPLING

c)

SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING

d)

STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING

71.

The totality of all values (or measurements) of a particular characteristic for a specified group of objects that are of interest to the researcher.

a)

SAMPLE

b)

POPULATION

c)

SAMPLING

d)

UNIVERSE

72.

The process of choosing a representative portion of a population.

a)

SUBJECT

b)

POPULATION

c)

SAMPLE

d)

SAMPLING

73.

This sampling system works like a networking business referral program.

a)

Snowball Sampling

b)

Stratified Sampling

c)

Purposive Sampling

d)

Quota Sampling

74.

Is used when the population is made up of groups of items with different characteristics

a)

STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING

b)

CLUSTER SAMPLING

c)

PURPOSIVE SAMPLING

d)

SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING

75.

Involves a method where the researchers divides a more extensive population into smaller groups (strata) that usually don’t overlap but represent the entire population.

a)

Quota Sampling

b)

Purposive Sampling

c)

Snowball Sampling

d)

Stratified Sampling

76.

This type of sampling procedure gives equal chances to the members of the population to be part of the sample.

a)

Probability Sampling

b)

Non-Probability Sampling

77.

What kind of sampling technique is the following:

List the names of all the students alphabetically and contact the parent of every 25th student.

a)

Simple Random

b)

Stratified sampling

c)

Cluster Sampling

d)

Systematic Sampling

78.

Identify the type of sampling techniques

"The office clerk gave the researcher a list of 500 Grade 11 students. The researcher selected every 20th name on the list."

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Sampling

c)

Stratified Sampling

d)

Cluster Sampling

79.

Identify the type of sampling technique

"Inn a recent research that was conducted in a private school, the subjects of the study were selected by using the Table of Random Numbers."

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Sampling

c)

Stratified Sampling

d)

Cluster Sampling

80.

Identify the type of sampling technique

"A researcher interviewed people from each town in the Province of Rizal for his research on population."

a)

Simple Random Sampling

b)

Systematic Sampling

c)

Stratified Sampling

d)

Cluster Sampling

81.
In order to use samples to estimate something from the population, the sample should be _________________ the population.
a)
exactly the same as
b)
nothing like
c)
representative of
d)
larger than
82.
If every individual in a population has the same chance of being included in a sample, the sample is a(n) _________ sample.
a)
Biased Sample
b)
Convenience Sample
c)
Random Sample
d)
Stratified Sample
83.
This sample consists of units of the population that are easily accessible.
a)
Cluster
b)
Convenience
c)
Volunteer
d)
Observational
84.

Describe Data

a)

Data is raw unorganised facts

b)

Data in organised facts in a meaningful way

85.

What is information?

a)

Processed data with meaning

b)

Data in a random order

86.

What are numbers, pictures or words without context known as?

a)

Data

b)

Information

87.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Information is processed Data

b)

Data is processed information

c)

Data is information

88.

Select those which are Data (select three)

a)

Bar chart

b)

City

c)

Number of items

d)

Name

e)

Receipt

89.

Select those which are Information (select three)

a)

Report

b)

Timetable

c)

Surname

d)

House Address

e)

Weight

90.

What is this?

a)

Data

b)

Information

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