STA630 Online Quiz No. 3
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Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 01:09:24 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:10:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
Select correct option:
Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:11:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Why do you need to review the existing literature?
Select correct option:
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
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:12:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about theories, except;
Select correct option:
They organize and summarize existing knowledge about a topic.
They are tentative until the facts prove them true.
They provide possible explanations for the phenomenon under study
They lead to testable hypotheses through the process of deduction.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:13:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:14:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
------------------surveys are more impersonal than face-to-face interviews.
Select correct option:
Mail
Recorded Interview
Focus *****
Telephone
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Making an inventory of variables
Specify the direction of relationship
Presenting findings
Making an inventory of propositions
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
Select correct option:
Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:18:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goal of----------------------
Select correct option:
Tradition
Inductive logic
Deductive logic
The scientific method
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
Select correct option:
It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a concept?
Select correct option:
Leadership.
Total Quality Management.
Human Resource Management.
All of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
Select correct option:
Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences.
Boost their chances of publication.
Enhance the internal validity of their research.
Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis
...........
Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 01:42:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The following journal article would be an example of _______ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
Select correct option:
Applied
Interview
Basic
Stupid
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:43:53 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:45:04 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The key objective of data analysis is to:
Select correct option:
Calculate statistics
Understand relationships between variables
Obtain the distribution of responses for each question
Create tables which display the survey results
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:46:11 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An indicator of reliability based on the correlations of each item in a measure with every other item is called:
Select correct option:
Test-retest reliability
Cronbach's alpha
Split-half reliability
Inter item ratio
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:47:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
_________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.
Select correct option:
Unambiguous
Vague
Clear
Dictionary
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:48:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“High productivity is positively associated with Job commitment”. The given hypothesis is a (an):
Select correct option:
Descriptive hypothesis
Explanatory hypothesis
Non-Directional hypothesis
Co-relational hypothesis
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:49:16 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?
Select correct option:
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.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:49:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
Select correct option:
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Experimental Method
Scientific Method
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:50:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a legitimate research problem as stated?
Select correct option:
What is the relationship between the number of books children read and their reading scores?
Should competitive games be banned from elementary schools?
What does it mean to be a special needs child "included" in Ms. Amara’s fourth grade class?
What are the major legal principles applied to educational cases decided by the Supreme Court?
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:51:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Experimental
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:52:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:52:24 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Basic and Applied Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
Select correct option:
Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:53:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In ______________ we collect same type of information from different respondents in different times.
Select correct option:
Cohort study
Time series Research
Panel study
Case studies
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:53:35 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is included in research proposal?
Select correct option:
Data analysis
Results
Literature review
Conclusions section
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:54:17 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is the least appropriate research problem?
Select correct option:
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 of 15 ( Start time: 07:38:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1
If an interview is conducted with a respondent who does not meet the qualifications for a study, what kind of bias has occurred?
Select correct option:
Respondent bias
Position bias
Non-response bias
Instrument bias
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 07:39:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to Empiricism, which of the following is the ultimate source of all our concepts and knowledge?
Select correct option:
Perceptions
Theory
Sensory experience
Logics and arguments
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 07:39:53 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to scientific method, which of the following is Not an empirical reality?
Select correct option:
Emotions
God’s reward for good deeds
Satisfaction
None of the given options
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 07:41:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is least likely to occur as an ethical problem with e-research?
Select correct option:
People are not likely to be able to stop once they have begun participating.
Informed consent cannot be completely monitored.
Debriefing could be avoided.
Privacy could be invaded.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 07:42:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is required if there is a chance that data could harm the respondents?
Select correct option:
Change of results
A signed form detailing the types of limits
Free consent of respondents
All of the given options
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 07:43:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The application of the scientific method to the study of business problems is called;
Select correct option:
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Business research
Grounded theory
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 07:44:58 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A measure has high internal consistency reliability when:
Select correct option:
Multiple observers make the same ratings using the measure.
Participants score at the high end of the scale every time they complete the measure.
Multiple observers obtain the same score every time they use the measure.
Each of the items correlates with other items on the measure.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 07:46:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
Select correct option:
It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 07:46:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Select correct option:
Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 07:47:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Detailed and unambiguous instructions are particularly important for:
Select correct option:
Computer-assisted telephone surveys
Mail surveys
Computer-assisted personal interviews
Internet surveys
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 07:48:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a longitudinal study?
Select correct option:
Trend study
Census study
Panel study
Cohort study
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 07:50:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is a cross-sectional research?
Select correct option:
A study of one particular section of society
A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time
The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
One that is conducted when environment is uncertain
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 07:50:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The small scale trial run of a particular item is called ______________.
Select correct option:
Test run
Pilot test
Post hoc test
t-test
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 07:51:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following aspect to be evaluated during “Pilot Testing”?
Select correct option:
Reactions of Respondents
Discovering errors in the instrument
Sampling procedure can be checked
All of the given options
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 07:52:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement?
Select correct option:
The type of data collected.
The data-collection technique.
The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection.
All of the given options
................
Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 08:21:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Hypothesis refers to __________:
Select correct option:
The outcome of an experiment
A conclusion drawn from an experiment
A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter
A tentative statement about the relationship
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 08:22:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Select correct option:
Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 08:23:26 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The elaboration of the variables in the theoretical framework addresses which type of qestions?
Select correct option:
Why we expect certain relationships to exist
How we expect certain relationships to exist
Both of the given questions
None of the given questions
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 08:23:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In which of the following Tests, we give extra training to the interviewer in case of big research funded by an organization?
Select correct option:
Test Run
Pilot Test
Post Hoc Test
T- Test
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 08:25:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The number of people who complete a survey in relation to the number of people contacted to participate is called the:
Select correct option:
Response set
Response rate
Response bias
Respondents
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 08:26:40 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research questions are crucial because they will:
Select correct option:
Guide your decisions about what data to collect and from where.
Help you decide which research area interests you.
Ensure that your findings have external validity.
Prevent you from thinking about research strategies.
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 08:27:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
12. Which of the following true about the relationship between theory building and data collection?
Select correct option:
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.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 08:27:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
Select correct option:
Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 08:28:14 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 08:28:44 PM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 08:29:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Before a researcher specified the relationship among variables, he must have a (an):
Select correct option:
Inventory of variables
Inventory of propositions
Arrangement of propositions
Schematic diagram
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 08:29:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 08:30:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
Select correct option:
Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification of the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 08:31:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Ms. Laiba has decided to use the test at the end of the textbook to measure the achievement levels of the students in her study. Which of the following BEST describes the chapter test?
Select correct option:
Definition
Construct
Variable
Operationalized variable
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 08:31:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the variable called that a researcher manipulates in an experiment?
Select correct option:
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
None of the given options
.................
Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 11:59:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research questions are crucial because they will:
Select correct option:
Guide your decisions about what data to collect and from where.
Help you decide which research area interests you.
Ensure that your findings have external validity.
Prevent you from thinking about research strategies.
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 12:03:22 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a function of clearly identified research questions?
Select correct option:
They guide your literature search.
They keep you focused throughout the data collection period.
They make the scope of your research as wide as possible.
They are linked together to help you construct a coherent argument.
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 12:04:18 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is opposite of a variable?
Select correct option:
A constant
An extraneous variable
A dependent variable
A data set
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 12:04:33 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 12:05:03 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Research may differ along a series of dimensions. Which of the following may be applied to this statement?
Select correct option:
The type of data collected.
The data-collection technique.
The level of manipulation used to elicit data collection.
All of the given options
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 12:05:20 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The following journal article would be an example of _______ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
Select correct option:
Applied
Interview
Basic
Stupid
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the basis of the Scientific Method?
Select correct option:
To test hypotheses in conditions that are condusive to its success.
To formulate a research problem and disprove the hypothesis.
To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis.
To test hypotheses and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:19 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
Select correct option:
Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:07:07 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An operational definition is:
Select correct option:
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 # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:08:20 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Rationalism is the application of:
Select correct option:
Research solution
Logic and arguments
Reasoning
Previous findings
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:09:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
Select correct option:
Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification of the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:09:59 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A variable is:
Select correct option:
Any characteristic of interest that can take on more than one value
Defined as the groups manipulated in experimental research
The complete set of scores we use in statistical analysis
Completely specified only in observational research
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:10:28 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The facts that should be collected to measure a variable, depend upon the
Select correct option:
Conceptual understanding
Dictionary meaning
Operational definition
All of the above
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:11:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What type of process research is?
Select correct option:
A process to discover the truth
A process to invent the machines
A process to make new medicines
A process to create theories
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:11:36 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Ms. Laiba has decided to use the test at the end of the textbook to measure the achievement levels of the students in her study. Which of the following BEST describes the chapter test?
Select correct option:
Definition
Construct
Variable
Operationalized variable
.................
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:10:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
Select correct option:
Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:11:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Why do you need to review the existing literature?
Select correct option:
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
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:12:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of the following are true about theories, except;
Select correct option:
They organize and summarize existing knowledge about a topic.
They are tentative until the facts prove them true.
They provide possible explanations for the phenomenon under study
They lead to testable hypotheses through the process of deduction.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:13:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
Select correct option:
They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:14:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:15:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
------------------surveys are more impersonal than face-to-face interviews.
Select correct option:
Recorded Interview
Focus *****
Telephone
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a feature of theoretical framework?
Select correct option:
Making an inventory of variables
Specify the direction of relationship
Presenting findings
Making an inventory of propositions
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:17:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
Select correct option:
Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:18:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goal of----------------------
Select correct option:
Tradition
Inductive logic
Deductive logic
The scientific method
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
Select correct option:
It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:19:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a concept?
Select correct option:
Leadership.
Total Quality Management.
Human Resource Management.
All of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:20:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative researcher's preoccupation with generalization is an attempt to:
Select correct option:
Develop the law like findings of the natural sciences.
Boost their chances of publication.
Enhance the internal validity of their research.
Demonstrate the complex techniques of statistical analysis
...........
Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 01:42:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The following journal article would be an example of _______ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
Select correct option:
Applied
Interview
Basic
Stupid
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 01:43:53 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Grounded theory
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 01:45:04 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The key objective of data analysis is to:
Select correct option:
Calculate statistics
Understand relationships between variables
Obtain the distribution of responses for each question
Create tables which display the survey results
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 01:46:11 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An indicator of reliability based on the correlations of each item in a measure with every other item is called:
Select correct option:
Test-retest reliability
Cronbach's alpha
Split-half reliability
Inter item ratio
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 01:47:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
_________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.
Select correct option:
Unambiguous
Vague
Clear
Dictionary
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 01:48:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“High productivity is positively associated with Job commitment”. The given hypothesis is a (an):
Select correct option:
Descriptive hypothesis
Explanatory hypothesis
Non-Directional hypothesis
Co-relational hypothesis
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 01:49:16 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?
Select correct option:
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.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 01:49:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
Select correct option:
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Experimental Method
Scientific Method
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 01:50:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a legitimate research problem as stated?
Select correct option:
What is the relationship between the number of books children read and their reading scores?
Should competitive games be banned from elementary schools?
What does it mean to be a special needs child "included" in Ms. Amara’s fourth grade class?
What are the major legal principles applied to educational cases decided by the Supreme Court?
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 01:51:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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?
Select correct option:
Basic
Applied
Evaluation
Experimental
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 01:52:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
Select correct option:
Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 01:52:24 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Basic and Applied Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
Select correct option:
Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 01:53:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In ______________ we collect same type of information from different respondents in different times.
Select correct option:
Cohort study
Time series Research
Panel study
Case studies
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 01:53:35 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is included in research proposal?
Select correct option:
Data analysis
Results
Literature review
Conclusions section
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 01:54:17 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is the least appropriate research problem?
Select correct option:
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 of 15 ( Start time: 07:38:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1
If an interview is conducted with a respondent who does not meet the qualifications for a study, what kind of bias has occurred?
Select correct option:
Respondent bias
Position bias
Non-response bias
Instrument bias
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 07:39:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to Empiricism, which of the following is the ultimate source of all our concepts and knowledge?
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Perceptions
Theory
Sensory experience
Logics and arguments
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 07:39:53 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to scientific method, which of the following is Not an empirical reality?
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Emotions
God’s reward for good deeds
Satisfaction
None of the given options
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 07:41:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is least likely to occur as an ethical problem with e-research?
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People are not likely to be able to stop once they have begun participating.
Informed consent cannot be completely monitored.
Debriefing could be avoided.
Privacy could be invaded.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 07:42:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is required if there is a chance that data could harm the respondents?
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Change of results
A signed form detailing the types of limits
Free consent of respondents
All of the given options
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 07:43:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 07:44:58 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A measure has high internal consistency reliability when:
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Multiple observers make the same ratings using the measure.
Participants score at the high end of the scale every time they complete the measure.
Multiple observers obtain the same score every time they use the measure.
Each of the items correlates with other items on the measure.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 07:46:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good research topic?
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It is ethical.
It can be investigated through the collection and analysis of data.
It focuses on a philosophical or ethical issue.
It is theoretically or practically significant.
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 07:46:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
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Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 07:47:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Detailed and unambiguous instructions are particularly important for:
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Computer-assisted telephone surveys
Mail surveys
Computer-assisted personal interviews
Internet surveys
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 07:48:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a longitudinal study?
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Trend study
Census study
Panel study
Cohort study
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 07:50:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is a cross-sectional research?
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A study of one particular section of society
A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time
The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
One that is conducted when environment is uncertain
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 07:50:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The small scale trial run of a particular item is called ______________.
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Test run
Pilot test
Post hoc test
t-test
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 07:51:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following aspect to be evaluated during “Pilot Testing”?
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Reactions of Respondents
Discovering errors in the instrument
Sampling procedure can be checked
All of the given options
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 07:52:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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
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Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 08:21:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Hypothesis refers to __________:
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The outcome of an experiment
A conclusion drawn from an experiment
A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter
A tentative statement about the relationship
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 08:22:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Select correct option:
Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 08:23:26 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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 we expect certain relationships to exist
Both of the given questions
None of the given questions
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 08:23:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In which of the following Tests, we give extra training to the interviewer in case of big research funded by an organization?
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Test Run
Pilot Test
Post Hoc Test
T- Test
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 08:25:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The number of people who complete a survey in relation to the number of people contacted to participate is called the:
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Response set
Response rate
Response bias
Respondents
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 08:26:40 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research questions are crucial because they will:
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Guide your decisions about what data to collect and from where.
Help you decide which research area interests you.
Ensure that your findings have external validity.
Prevent you from thinking about research strategies.
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 08:27:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
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.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 08:27:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
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Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 08:28:14 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
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Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 08:28:44 PM ) Total Marks: 1
“Skepticism” is a norm of science. It is better explained by which of the following statement?
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Combining the previous knowledge
Critical reading of the previous researches
Providing the proper references of qouted text
Locating research reports in libraries
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 08:29:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Before a researcher specified the relationship among variables, he must have a (an):
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Inventory of variables
Inventory of propositions
Arrangement of propositions
Schematic diagram
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 08:29:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following provides a solid basis foundation for the theoretical framework?
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Survey
Literature Review
Experiment
Referencing
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 08:30:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
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Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification of the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 08:31:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Ms. Laiba has decided to use the test at the end of the textbook to measure the achievement levels of the students in her study. Which of the following BEST describes the chapter test?
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Definition
Construct
Variable
Operationalized variable
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 08:31:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the variable called that a researcher manipulates in an experiment?
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Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
None of the given options
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Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 11:59:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research questions are crucial because they will:
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Guide your decisions about what data to collect and from where.
Help you decide which research area interests you.
Ensure that your findings have external validity.
Prevent you from thinking about research strategies.
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 12:03:22 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a function of clearly identified research questions?
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They guide your literature search.
They keep you focused throughout the data collection period.
They make the scope of your research as wide as possible.
They are linked together to help you construct a coherent argument.
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 12:04:18 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is opposite of a variable?
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A constant
An extraneous variable
A dependent variable
A data set
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 12:04:33 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
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They are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
They do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
They keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
They tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 12:05:03 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 12:05:20 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The following journal article would be an example of _______ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
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Applied
Interview
Basic
Stupid
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the basis of the Scientific Method?
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To test hypotheses in conditions that are condusive to its success.
To formulate a research problem and disprove the hypothesis.
To formulate a research problem, test the hypothesis in carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypothesis.
To test hypotheses and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:06:19 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In _________ definition, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
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Operational definition
Working definition
Theoretical definition
None of the given options
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:07:07 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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 # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:08:20 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Rationalism is the application of:
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Research solution
Logic and arguments
Reasoning
Previous findings
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:09:47 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The term “Extrapolation” is better explained by the statement:
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Facts lead to the rejection of theory
Identification of the gap in knowledge
Theory predicts facts
None of the given options
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:09:59 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A variable is:
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Any characteristic of interest that can take on more than one value
Defined as the groups manipulated in experimental research
The complete set of scores we use in statistical analysis
Completely specified only in observational research
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:10:28 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The facts that should be collected to measure a variable, depend upon the
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Conceptual understanding
Dictionary meaning
Operational definition
All of the above
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:11:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What type of process research is?
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A process to discover the truth
A process to invent the machines
A process to make new medicines
A process to create theories
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:11:36 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Ms. Laiba has decided to use the test at the end of the textbook to measure the achievement levels of the students in her study. Which of the following BEST describes the chapter test?
Select correct option:
Definition
Construct
Variable
Operationalized variable
.................
Question # 1 of 15 ( Start time: 12:20:27 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not a concept?
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Leadership
Total Quality Management
Human Resource Management
IQ
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 12:20:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is false?
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Discrete variables allow measurement of an infinite number of fractions of units of measurement.
Discrete variables can only have whole number values.
Continuous numbers can only have whole number values.
Continuous measures do not allow for scores that fall between two number values.
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 12:21:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The independent variable is;
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The variable manipulated in order to observe its effects
The variable that is measured
The free spirited variable
A confounding variable
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 12:21:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Hypothesis refers to __________:
Select correct option:
The outcome of an experiment
A conclusion drawn from an experiment
A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter
A tentative statement about the relationship
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 12:22:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of these are characteristics of scientific methods of research except, it is;
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Cumulative
Deterministic
Unethical
Rationalism
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 12:23:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What research is?
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A lab experiment
A report
A systematic Enquiry
A procedure
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:23:31 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
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Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:24:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Descriptive and Explanatory Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
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Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:24:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a nominal scale is used, it is permissible to calculate which of the following statistics?
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Mean
Range
Percentile
Mode
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:25:46 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Basic and Applied Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
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Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is included in research proposal?
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Data analysis
Results
Literature review
Conclusions section
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:23 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the variable called that a researcher manipulates in an experiment?
Select correct option:
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
None of the given options
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Select correct option:
Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:27:10 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An operational definition is:
Select correct option:
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.
Which of the following is not a concept?
Select correct option:
Leadership
Total Quality Management
Human Resource Management
IQ
Question # 2 of 15 ( Start time: 12:20:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is false?
Select correct option:
Discrete variables allow measurement of an infinite number of fractions of units of measurement.
Discrete variables can only have whole number values.
Continuous numbers can only have whole number values.
Continuous measures do not allow for scores that fall between two number values.
Question # 3 of 15 ( Start time: 12:21:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The independent variable is;
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The variable manipulated in order to observe its effects
The variable that is measured
The free spirited variable
A confounding variable
Question # 4 of 15 ( Start time: 12:21:58 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Hypothesis refers to __________:
Select correct option:
The outcome of an experiment
A conclusion drawn from an experiment
A form of bias in which the subject tries to outguess the experimenter
A tentative statement about the relationship
Question # 5 of 15 ( Start time: 12:22:12 AM ) Total Marks: 1
All of these are characteristics of scientific methods of research except, it is;
Select correct option:
Cumulative
Deterministic
Unethical
Rationalism
Question # 6 of 15 ( Start time: 12:23:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What research is?
Select correct option:
A lab experiment
A report
A systematic Enquiry
A procedure
Question # 7 of 15 ( Start time: 12:23:31 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
Select correct option:
Inter-rater reliability
Construct validity
Internal validity
Test-retest reliability
Question # 8 of 15 ( Start time: 12:24:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Descriptive and Explanatory Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
Select correct option:
Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 9 of 15 ( Start time: 12:24:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
If a nominal scale is used, it is permissible to calculate which of the following statistics?
Select correct option:
Mean
Range
Percentile
Mode
Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 12:25:46 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Basic and Applied Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
Select correct option:
Use of the research
Time dimension
Techniques used
Purpose of the research
Question # 11 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:01 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is included in research proposal?
Select correct option:
Data analysis
Results
Literature review
Conclusions section
Question # 12 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:23 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the variable called that a researcher manipulates in an experiment?
Select correct option:
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
None of the given options
Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Select correct option:
Results section
Introduction
Abstract
Limitations
Question # 14 of 15 ( Start time: 12:26:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Select correct option:
Integrative reviews
Theoretical reviews
Self-study reviews
Historical reviews
Question # 15 of 15 ( Start time: 12:27:10 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An operational definition is:
Select correct option:
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.
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