I.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Direction: In each item, select from the given choices (A,B,C,D) the one that correctly answers the
questions. Write your answer on the space provided for.

____1. Which of the following is a good research question?

A. To produce a report on student job searching behaviours
B. To identify the relationship between self-efficacy and student job searching behaviours
C. Do students with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrate more active job searching
behaviours?
D.Students with higher levels of self-efficacy will demonstrate more active job searching
behaviours
____2. A student is writing a research questions. What should his/her first step be?
A. Formulating a hypothesis
B. Ensuring their ideas are rsearchable
C. Specifying what the questions is about
D. Indicating where the research fundingnis coming from
____3. Your research question is: 'What is the effect of television viewing on children? What is the
PROBABLE reason that this question would need some revision.
A. The question does not center on specific concerns or issues.
B. The question does not lend itself to research easily.
C. The question is too narrowly focused.
D. The question is too broadly focused.
____4. Which of the following should not be a criterion for a good research project?
A. Develops the skills of the researcher
B. Demonstrates the abilities of the researcher
C. Is dependent on the completion of other projects
D. Demonstrates the integration of different fields of knowledge
____5. Which of the following is NOT a reason why formulating a research question is one of the first
steps in a research project?
A. It helps refine what is being researched
B. It helps in choosing a topic for research
C. It helps lay the groundwork for the research
D. It helps the researcher formulate and identify important aspects of their research
____6. Research that seeks to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different
sample is which of the following?
A. An exploratory study
B. A replication study
C. An empirical study
D. Hypothesis testing
____7. Cyber bullying at work is a growing threat to employee job satisfaction. Researchers want to find
out why people do this and how they feel about it. The primary purpose of the study is:
A. Description
B. Prediction
C. Exploration
D.Explanation
____8. A qualitative research problem statement:
A. Specifies a research hypothesis
B. Conveys a sense of emerging design
 C. Expresses a relationship between variables
D. Specifies the research methods to be utilized
____9. Qualitative research is used in all the following circumstances, except:
A. It often uses small samples
B. It uses the inductive method
C. It is based on a collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures
D. It is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest
____10. Which generally cannot be guaranteed in conducting qualitative studies in the field?
A. Gaining informed consent
B. Maintaining consent forms
C. Assuring anonymity rather than just confidentiality
D. Keeping participants from physical and emotional harm