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Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis?
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Students taking formative quizzes will perform better on chapter exams than students not taking these quizzes.
Taller students will have higher test scores than shorter students.
Students taught in a cooperative group setting should do better than students in a traditional class.
Students using laptops will do well.


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12. Which of the following true about the relationship between theory building and data collection?
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When studies come out as expected, inductive support for the theory is gained.
If an experiment fails, discarding the experiment is an example of affirming the consequent.
When a hypothesis is not supported, virtually nothing has been learned about the theory.
A good theory will be inclusive enough to explain every possible research outcome.


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Which of the following steps of the scientific method is exemplified by the researcher reviewing the literature and focusing on a specific problem that has yet to be resolved?
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Identify a topic.
Describe the procedures to collect information.
Analyze the collected information.
State the results of the data analysis.


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When we say that science is parsimonious, we mean that:
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Scientific theories are based on laws.
We must be careful because causes can occur after specific effects.
The best scientific theories are those that offer the simplest explanations for a law.
Science accurately describes a wide range of behavior.



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When you are confident that the experimental manipulation produced the changes you measured in the dependent variable, your study probably has good ________ validity.
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Construct
Internal
External
Causal



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What is the final step of a scientific investigation?
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Analyze data
Collect data
Report the findings
Determine whether the hypothesis was supported


Question
The most difficult sources to locate are;
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Dissertations
Policy Reports and Presented Papers
Government Documents
Scholarly Books


Question
Which of the following is the least appropriate research problem?
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Does studying Latin improve the standardized vocabulary test scores of seventh grade students?
Does drilling fifth grade students with multiplication facts improve their standardized test scores?
What is the relationship between students' math attitudes and math achievement?
Should students have access to controversial novels in school?


Question 1
Ms. Tania is thinking about changing her instructional approach to a more mastery-learning orientation. She is interested in knowing more about this topic as well as its effectiveness when working with elementary school students. On which source should she rely for such information?
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Tradition
Research
Intuition
Personal experience

Question
A good qualitative problem statement:
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Defines the independent and dependent variables
Conveys a sense of emerging design
Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested
Specifies the relationship between variables that the researcher expects to find.


Question
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?
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There are reoccurring patterns in the world.
Events happen because of preceding causes.
We can discover solutions to problems of interest.
Theoretical explanations must agree with common sense.


Questio
Which of the following is most beneficial to read in an article?
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Methods
Introduction
Figures
References


Question
If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?
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Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory


Question
The elaboration of the variables in the theoretical framework addresses which type of qestions?
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Why we expect certain relationships to exist
How weexpect certain relationships to exist
Both of the given questions
None of the given questions


Question
What research is?
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A lab experiment
A report
A systematic Enquiry
A procedure



Question
The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more;
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Reliable
Systematic
Accurate
All of the given options


Question
What is ordinal data?
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Ordinary data
Well behaved data
Ranked data
Numbers



Question
Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations?
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Those in authority are often wrong.
Those in authority cannot be challenged.
Those in authority rely too much on objective information.
Those in authority often have no common sense.


Question
A literature review requires;
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planning
clear writing
good writing
All of the given option

1) How can we determine if a test has good validity?

It produces the same result when it is given at different times to the same group of people
It produces the same result no matter which version of the test is used

It measures what it is supposed to measure

All of the questions on it can be answered accurately by the subject

2) Why do you need to review the existing literature?

To give your dissertation a proper academic appearance, with lots of references
Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count

To find out what is already known about your area of interest

To help in your general studying

3) When you are confident that the experimental manipulation produced the changes you measured in the dependent variable, your study probably has good ________ validity.

Construct

Internal

External
Causal

4) Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ----------------?

Descriptive research
Explananory research

Exploratory research


All of the given options

5) Rationalism is the application of:
Research solution


Logic and arguments

Reasoning
Previous findings

6) If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in his classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, he is likely conducting which type of research?
Basic

Applied
Evaluation
Experimental

7) _________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.


Unambiguous

Vague
Clear
Dictionary

8) Which of the the following is not included in Objects?

Tables

People


Books

Weight




9) Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?

Unambiguous meanings

Vague meanings


Clear meanings
Dictionary meanings

10) The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Experimental Method

Scientific Method




11) Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of a test?

Unclear test directions
Ambiguous test items
Untaught items

All of the given options




12) If a researcher was studying the use of various instructional approaches to the "multiple intelligences" of his students, he is likely to be conducting which type of research?

Basic

Applied

Evaluation
Grounded theory


13) What is opposite of a variable?


A constant


An extraneous variable
A dependent variable
A data set

14) The extent to which we can generalize the results of a study to other participants is called:


Sampling validity

External validity


Construct validity
Internal validity




Basic


Applied
Evaluation
Experimental

23) The organization of concepts in sequence from the most concrete and individual to the most general indicates is:


One that bears no relation to the underlying concept.
An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.

The degree of abstraction


An operational definition


24) Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?

25) A concept is a generalized idea about------ .


A class of objects


Attributes
Occurrences
All of the given options

26) Procedures determining what two issues are rarely used in quantitative research?


Objectivity and subjectivity
Reliability and validity
Accessibility and replicability
Quality and quantity

Question
The key objective of data analysis is to:
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Calculate statistics
Understand relationships between variables
Obtain the distribution of responses for each question
Create tables which display the survey results




Question
Why, as scientists, do we not want to rely on authority for explanations?
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Those in authority are often wrong.
Those in authority cannot be challenged.
Those in authority rely too much on objective information.
Those in authority often have no common sense.



Question
Ms. Roshi has been coordinating the Annual Festival at her school for the last several years. She wants to be sure the students and parents enjoy the festival again this year. On which source is she LEAST likely to rely when making decisions about what to do?
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Tradition
Personal experience
Research
Expert opinion



Question
Which of the following questions might invade the privacy of a research participant?
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How long have you worked for this organisation?
What is your home address?
What do you think about your direct line manager?
What happened during your last performance appraisal?


Question
Which of the following is not a concept?
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Leadership
Total Quality Management
Human Resource Management
IQ


Question
Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement?
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The type of data collected.
The data-collection technique.
The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection.
All of the given options





Question
Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ----------------.
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Descriptive research
Explananory research
Exploratory research
All of the given options



Question
After you locate a source, you should write down all details of the reference, except;
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Full names of the authors
Titles
Volumes
Price



Question
What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the initial stages of identifying a research topic?
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They are readily available.
They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
They are primary sources.
They avoid reporting statistical data so one can interpret the results more easily.



Question
When doing research involving deception with human subjects, researchers have an obligation to do which of the following?
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Tell subjects the truth about the study’s purpose and methods after the study is complete
Prevent mental and physical harm to subjects
Let subjects withdraw from the study at any time if they don’t want to keep participating
All of the given options


Question
Which of the following steps of the scientific method is exemplified by the researcher reviewing the literature and focusing on a specific problem that has yet to be resolved?
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Identify a topic.
Describe the procedures to collect information.
Analyze the collected information.
State the results of the data analysis.





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An operational definition is:
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One that bears no relation to the underlying concept.
An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.
A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures.
One that refers to opera singers and their work.



Question
What is the first step in the research process?
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Preliminary data collection
Problem definition
Theoretical framework
Define broad problem area





Question
To say that a theory is falsifiable is to say that;
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It is based on rults that are not replicable.
Investigators have replaced it with a simpler or more accurate theory.
We can imagine results that would contradict it.
It is so vague that it fits any and all possible results.



Question
Which of the following is not an unethical issue?
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Invoicing irregularities
Avoiding legal liability
Misrepresenting results
None of the given options



Question
The application of the scientific method to the study of business problems is called;
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Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Business research
Grounded theory





Question
Which of the following terms represents the most general, broad concept?
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Test
Assessment
Measurement
Instrument




Question
Which of the following should not be a consideration in writing a proposal?
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Understanding the problem situation
The apearance/form of the proposal
Responding to every element exactly as specified by the client
Knowing as much as possible about the proposal recipients