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6. The idea that when selecting between two different theories with
equal explanatory value, one should select the theory that is the
most simple, concise, and succinct is known as ____________.
a. criterion of falsifiability
b. critical theory
c. guide of simplicity
d. rule of parsimony
7. Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else
using the "same variables but different people" is which of the
following?
a. exploration
b. hypothesis
c. replication
d. empiricism
8. ________________ is the idea that knowledge comes from
experience.
a. rationalism
b. deductive reasoning
c. logic
d. empiricism
9. According to your text, what are the five key objectives of
science?
a. prediction, summary, conclusion, explanation, description
b. influence, prediction, questions, exploration, answers
c. exploration, description, explanation, prediction, influence
d. questions, answers, prediction, explanation, summary
10. A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables
interact to influence how well children learn spelling words. In this
case, the main purpose of the study was:
a. Explanation
b. Description
c. Influence
d. Prediction
11. There is a set of churches in the U.S. where part of the service
involves snake handling. The researcher wants to find out why the
people attending these churches do this and how they feel and think
about it. In this case, the primary purpose of the study is:
a. Exploration
b. Description
c. Influence
d. Prediction
a. action research
b. basic research
c. quantitative research
d. mixed method research
e. mixed model research
34. Research in which the researcher uses both qualitative and
quantitative research within a stage or across two of the stages in
the research process is known as ______.
a. action research
b. basic research
c. quantitative research
d. mixed method research
e. mixed model research
35.. Research that is done to understand an event from the past is
known as _____?
a. experimental research
b. historical research
c. replication
d. archival research
36. ______ research occurs when the researcher manipulates the
independent variable.
a. causal-comparative research
b. experimental research
c. ethnography
d. correlational research
37.. Which of the following includes examples of quantitative
variables?
a. age, temperature, income, height
b. grade point average, anxiety level, reading performance
c. gender, religion, ethnic group
d. both a and b
38.. What is the opposite of a variable?
a. a constant
b. an extraneous variable
c. a dependent variable
d. a data set
39. Which of the following is the type of nonexperimental research
in which the primary independent variable of interest is
categorical?
a. causal-comparative research
b. experimental research
c. qualitative research
d. mixed research
40. Which of the following can best be described as a categorical
variable?
a. age
b. annual income
c. grade point average
d. religion
41.A good qualitative problem statement:
a. Defines the independent and dependent variables
b. Conveys a sense of emerging design
c. Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested
d. Specifies the relationship between variables that the researcher
expects to find
42. The tool function of theory is to:
a. Summarize existing knowledge
b. Summarize existing hypotheses
c. Suggest new relationships and make new predictions
d. Suggest new theories
43. The statement of purpose in a research study should:
a. Identify the design of the study
b. Identify the intent or objective of the study
c. Specify the type of people to be used in the study
d. Describe the study
44. Why is the statement What are the effects of extracurricular
activities on cognitive development of school age children not a
good statement of a quantitative research question?
a. Because there is no connection between extracurricular activities
and cognitive development
b. Because there are not enough school age children engaged in
extracurricular activities to conduct the study
48. One step that is not included in planning a research study is:
a. Identifying a researchable problem
b. A review of current research
c. Statement of the research question
d. Conducting a meta-analysis of the research
e. Developing a research plan
49. Sources of researchable problems can include:
a. a. A priori codes
b. b. Post hoc codes
c. c. Inductive codes
d. d. Master list codes
65. Sarah is a qualitative researcher studying how children and
parents interact in Head Start Centers. As she examines her data
(videotapes and transcripts), she jots down notes concerning the
interactions, generating hypotheses, suggesting relationships among
categories of information she is examining and so on. This process
of jotting notes as she examines the data is called:
a. a. Memoing
b. b. Transcription
c. c. Facesheet coding
d. d. Drawing diagrams
69. What is the recording of reflective notes about what you are
learning from your data during data analysis called?
a. Coding
b. Segmenting
c. Memoing
d. Reflecting
74. When you have high consistency among different coders about
the appropriate codes for a set of data, you have ____.
a. High inter coder reliability
b. High intra coder reliability
79. _________ are codes that are developed during the process of
coding.
a. a. Inductive codes
b. b. A priori codes
c. c. Co-occurring codes
d. d. Face sheet codes
80. Boolean operators are words that are used to create logical
combinations.
a. True
b. False
Answers key;
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. a
11. a 12. d 13. d 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. a 18. b 19. a 20. b
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. b 25. c 26. d 27. a 28. b 29. d 30. d
31. b 32. b 33. d 34. e 35. b 36. b 37. d 38. a 39. a 40. d
41. b 42. c 43. b 44. d 45. c 46. a 47. a 48. d 49. d 50. b
51. d 52. d 53. a 54. c 55. d 56. d 57. d 58. e 59. a 60. b
61. c 62. a 63. d 64. c 65. a 66. a 67. b 68. a 69. c 70. d
71. d 72. d 73. c 74. a 75. c 76. c 77. d 78. d 79. a 80. a
81. a 82. b 83. c 84. b 85. a
11. How often does the Census Bureau take a complete population
count?
a. Every year
b. Every five years
c. Every ten years
d. Twice a year
15. Using Figure 6.6 (pg. 178), how many participants will you
need for a research study with a population of 120,000?
a. 242
b. 331
c. 377
d. 384
16. In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does
the researcher ask the research participants to identify other
potential research participants?
a. Snowball
b. Convenience
c. Purposive
d. Quota
c. Two-stage sampling
d. Probability proportional to size or PPS
24. The process of drawing a sample from a population is known as
_________.
a. Sampling
b. Census
c. Survey research
d. None of the above
Answers:
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. e 7. e 8. c 9. d 10. a
11. c 12. d 13. b 14. d 15. d 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. b
21. a 22. b 23. d 24. a 25. b 26. d 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. c
problems in one hour and the group solving problems in the quiet
room completes 22 problems in one hour. In this experiment, the
independent variable is ____________ and the dependent variable
is _____________.
a. The number of problems solves; the difficulty of the problems
b. The number of problems solved; the noise level in the room
c. The noise level in the room; the number of problems solved
d. The noise level in the room; the difficulty of the problems
13. The group that does not receive the experimental treatment
condition is the ________.
a. Experimental group
b. Control group
c. Treatment group
d. Independent group
Answers:
1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. d 8. d 9. b 10. c
11. a 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. d 17. d 18. d 19. c 20. b
21. d 22. e 23. c 24. b 25. c 26. c 27. c 28. b 29. d 30. d