Research Pursuit
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of research methodology!
- 1.The independent variable in a research study is:
- A.
The variable that is measured.
- B.
A confounding variable.
- C.
The variable that is manipulated.
- 2.If a researcher is studying the effect of using laptops in her classroom to ascertain their merit and worth, she is likely going to employ which type of research methodology?
- A.
Applied
- B.
Experimental
- C.
Survey
- 3.An operational definition is:
- A.
One that bears no relation to the underlying concepts.
- B.
An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.
- C.
A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures.
- 4.A researcher developed a measure of shyness and is now conducting a study asking whether this measure does in fact assess a person's true state of shyness. This is a question of:
- A.
Reliability.
- B.
Construct validity.
- C.
Content validity.
- 5.After a researcher has stated the specific problem to be studied in an experiment, he must then develop a(n):
- A.
Theory.
- B.
Conclusion.
- C.
Hypothesis.
- 6.Increasing the size of the sample is likely to:
- A.
Decrease sampling error, but increase non-sampling error.
- B.
Increase sampling error, but decrease non-sampling error.
- C.
Decrease both sampling error and non-sampling error.
- 7.In the statement "an examination of the effects of discretionary behavior on employee performance," employee performance is the:
- A.
Dependent variable.
- B.
Independent variable.
- C.
Causal variable.
- 8.The most critical section of a research article to read is the:
- A.
Literature review.
- B.
Results.
- C.
Limitations.
- 9.Which of the following is not a legitimate research question as stated?
- A.
What is the relationship between the number of books children read as 3-year-olds and their reading achievement scores in kindergarten?
- B.
Should competitive games be banned from elementary schools?
- C.
What does it mean to be a child with a disability included in Ms. Amory's pre-kindergarten class?
- 10.A one tailed hypothesis predicts:
- A.
The frequency of the effect.
- B.
The direction of the effect.
- C.
That there will be no difference.
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