The Process Of Research Quiz!
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The Process of Research Quiz! Did you know you could help make the world a better place through research? With over 27 questions, this quiz will help guide, inform and teach you the basic things you need to know about research. Try and learn!
- 1.
- A.
Arising within a laboratory setting
- B.
Posed after important factors are identified
- C.
May arise from our everyday life experiences
- D.
Always answered if we follow a scientific method of inquiry
- 2.In general, when selecting factors for a study, you want to be sure of which of these?
- A.
They have been investigated before
- B.
They are available to investigate
- C.
They are not of interest to you
- D.
They do not lead to another question
- 3.
- A.
Statement that you set out to prove
- B.
Tested by collecting only the data that support it
- C.
Proposed before a good research question can be developed
- D.
Posits a clear relationship between different factors
- 4.Experimental methods can typically be described by which of the following?
- A.
Descriptive
- B.
Cause-and-effect
- C.
Correlational
- D.
Qualitative
- 5.Michael hands out a survey to find out the average age and schooling level of his class. What type of research is this?
- A.
Historical
- B.
Cause-and-effect
- C.
Quasi-experimental
- D.
Descriptive
- 6.Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry (note: These are not ALL of the steps in the process)
- A.
Formulating a hypothesis, collecting relevant information, testing the hypothesis, working with the hypothesis
- B.
Reconsidering the theory, asking new questions, identifying the important factors, collecting relevant information
- C.
Asking the question, identifying the important factors, asking new questions, testing the hypothesis
- D.
Asking new questions, reconsidering the theory, working with the hypothesis, testing the hypothesis
- 7.Which of the following is true of the scientific method of inquiry?
- A.
Complete once the hypothesis has been tested
- B.
Will vary depending on the specific research question
- C.
Systematic process that is used to answer questions
- D.
Different in basic research than in applied research
- 8.Nonexperimental research methods consist of which of the following?
- A.
Test causal relationships between variables
- B.
Only describe characteristics of existing phenomenon
- C.
Can be descriptive, historical, or correlational
- D.
Examine factors that are not related
- 9.Hannah assigns children to different teaching method groups and tests their math performance after six weeks. This is an example of what type of research?
- A.
Descriptive
- B.
Historical
- C.
Experimental
- D.
Uncontrolled
- 10.What is the major difference between applied and basic research?
- A.
Basic research takes longer to complete
- B.
Applied research is less important
- C.
Basic research is more traditional
- D.
Basic research has no immediate application
- 11.Samantha is interested in studying the relationship between gender differences and verbal ability. This is an example of what type of research?
- A.
Descriptive
- B.
Quasi-experimental
- C.
Correlational
- D.
Gender research
- 12.When variables compete to explain the same effects, what are they sometimes called?
- A.
Contradictory
- B.
Intertwining
- C.
Confounding
- D.
Interdependent
- 13.In a study of the effect of the amount TV viewing on children’s aggressiveness, amount of TV viewing would be what type of variable?
- A.
Independent variable
- B.
Dependent variable
- C.
Control variable
- D.
Extraneous variable
- 14.Factorial designs are experiments that can best be defined by which of these statements?
- A.
Have one independent variable
- B.
Have one dependent variable
- C.
Have more than one independent variable
- D.
Are tested on math problems
- 15.What type of variable has an unpredictable impact on the dependent variable?
- A.
Wild variable
- B.
Independent variable
- C.
Extraneous variable
- D.
Moderator variable
- 16.The null hypothesis represents which of the following statements?
- A.
No relationship between the variables under study
- B.
A positive relationship between the independent and dependent variables
- C.
A negative relationship between the independent and dependent variables
- D.
A difference between the variables under study
- 17.Which type of study may NOT have an implied null hypothesis?
- A.
Correlational
- B.
Descriptive
- C.
Quasi-experimental
- D.
Experimental
- 18.Our job as researchers is to eliminate ___________ as a factor contributing to differences between groups.
- A.
Chance
- B.
Change
- C.
The hypothesis
- D.
An average score
- 19.What does a good research question usually pursue?
- A.
A small part of a broad topic
- B.
A topic unrelated to any other topics
- C.
The same thing as the null hypothesis
- D.
A broad topic
- 20.The interpretation of “differences are significant” means that the differences found are_________________.
- A.
Probably not due to chance
- B.
Due to chance
- C.
Creative outcomes
- D.
Not dictated by the hypothesis
- 21.There will be no relationship between children's time in day care and later academic achievement. This is an example of which of the following?
- A.
A research question
- B.
A factorial design
- C.
A correlation
- D.
A null hypothesis
- 22.The significance level reported in a research study can be explained by which of the following?
- A.
Importance of the results to the benefit of society
- B.
a statistical method
- C.
Risk associated with not being 100% confident the difference is due to the treatment
- D.
Importance of the results to the benefit of an individual
- 23.What is the term often associated with the random variability introduced into every study as a function of the group of subjects participating, as well as many other unforeseen factors?
- A.
Systematic error
- B.
Non-normality
- C.
Biased sampling
- D.
Chance
- 24.Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-written research hypothesis?
- A.
Asks a pertinent question
- B.
Based on researcher’s instinct
- C.
Should be long and detailed
- D.
Is testable
- 25.Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?
- A.
Personal experience
- B.
Getting an idea from your advisor
- C.
looking for the next step in the research process
- D.
All of the above
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