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WorksheetsResearch Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is the difference between research methodology and methods?
Both are the same
Methodology justifies the choice of data collection and analysis, while methods are the specific tools used throughout the study
Methods justify the choice of data collection and analysis, while methodology are the specific tools used throughout the study
None of the above
What is the first step in the scientific method cycle?
Peer Review
Observation
Experiment
Hypothesis
What is the purpose of inductive reasoning in research?
To compose music
To infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data
To test concepts using new empirical data
To write poetry
What is the goal of deductive reasoning in research?
To perform magic tricks
To test concepts and patterns known from theory using new empirical data
To infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data
To solve riddles
What is the purpose of quantitative research?
To understand the world by generalizability using controlled, value-neutral processes
To understand the world based on experiences and perceptions of individuals
To explore the ocean depths
To climb mountains
