PAPER - II MCQ

Research Methodology
Class Test
1 What is the problem(s) with this set of response categories to the question What is your current age?
1 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
a. The categories are not mutually exclusive
b. The categories are not exhaustive
c. Both a and b are problems
d. There is no problem with the above set of response categories
2 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
3 Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?
a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructs
b. Use multiple items to measure abstract constructs
c. Avoid double-barreled questions
d. All of the above
e. Only b and c
4 Secondary/existing data may include which of the following?
a. Official documents
b. Personal documents
c. Archived research data
d. All of the above
5 when constructing a questionnaire it is important to do each of the following except ______.
a. Use "leading" or "loaded" questions
b. Use natural language
c. Understand your research participants
d. Pilot your test questionnaire
6 A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called a(n):
a. categorical variable
b. dependent variable
c. independent variable
d. intervening variable
7 A question during an interview such as Why do you feel that way? is known as a:
a. Probe
b. Filter question
c. Response
d. Pilot
8 A positive correlation is present when _______.
a. two variables move in opposite directions.
b. two variables move in the same direction.
c. one variable goes up and one goes down
d. several variables never change
9 Another name for a Likert Scale is a(n):
a. Interview protocol
b. Event sampling
c. Summated rating scale
d. Ranking
10 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
11 The feasibility of a research study should be considered in light of:
a. Cost and time required to conduct the study
b. Skills required of the researcher
c. Potential ethical concerns
d. All of the above
12 Hypotheses in qualitative research studies usually _____.
a. Are very specific and stated prior to beginning the study
b. Are often generated as the data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed
c. Are never used
d. Are always stated after the research study has been completed
13 A set of principles to guide and assist researchers in deciding which goals are most important and in reconciling conflicting values when conducting research is called ____.
a. Research ethics
b. Deontological approach
c. Utilitarianism
d. None of the above
14 IRB is an acronym for which of the following?
a. Internal Review Board
b. Institutional Rating Board
c. Institutional Review Board
d. Internal Request Board
15 If a cricket coach calculates batting averages, what scale would be used?
a. Interval scale
b. Ratio scale
c. Nominal scale
d. Ordinal scale
16 ___________ is a set of elements taken from a larger population according to certain rules.
a. Sample
b. Population
c. Statistic
d. Element
17 An ordinal scale is used to rank order people, objects, or characteristics.
a True
b False
18 In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does the researcher ask the research participants to identify other potential research participants?
a. Convenience
b. Quota
c. Snowball
d. Purposive
19 What is another term that refers to a confounding extraneous variable?
a. Last variable
b. First variable
c. Third variable
d. Fourth variable
20 _____________ is the lowest inference descriptor of all because it uses the participants own words.
a. Participant feedback
b. A verbatim
c. Data triangulation
d. Investigator triangulation
21 Which of the following terms refers to a statistical method that can be used to statistically equate groups on a pretest or some other variable?
a. Experimental control
b. Differential influence
c. Matching
d. Analysis of covariance
22 When a researcher starts with the dependent variable and moves backwards, it is called ________.
a. Predictive research
b. Retrospective research
c. Exploratory research
d. Descriptive research
23 Which of the following independent variables cannot be manipulated in a research study?
a. Gender
b. Ethnicity
c. Intelligence and other traits
d. None of ht above can be manipulated in a research study
24 If a correlation coefficient is .96, we would probably be able to say that the relationship is ____.
a. Weak
b. Strong
c. Statistically significant
d. b is true and c is probably true
25 This type of longitudinal research studies the same individuals over an extended period of time.
a. Trend study
b. Panel study
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
26 Study participants are asked to indicate their ethnic background from a given list (e.g. Caucasian). This type of variable is classified as:
a. Continuous
b. Ordinal
c. Nominal
d. Discrete
27 'Research methods':
a. is a term used to refer to all aspects of the implementation of methods.
b. are the procedures a researcher uses to gather information.
c. are a set of abstract concepts together with propositions about they are related.
d. none of the above.
28 Which of the the following can be directly observed using only observational methods? People's:
a.behaviour.
b. cognitions.
c.perceptions.
d.None of the above.
29 If a researcher wanted to predict with 99% accuracy they would set the level of significance at:
a. 0.05
b. 1
0 .01
d. 0
30 An abstract for a research report states that cross tabulation was performed. This indicates to the reader that the analysis involves:
a. Two numerical variables
b.Two categorical variables
c. One categorical and one numerical variable
d. One numerical and one ordinal variable
What is the problem(s) with this set of response categories to the question What is your current age?
Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using the "same variables but different people" is which of the following?
Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?
a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructs
when constructing a questionnaire it is important to do each of the following except ______.
A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called a(n):
A question during an interview such as Why do you feel that way? is known as a:
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 ______.
b. Are often generated as the data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed
A set of principles to guide and assist researchers in deciding which goals are most important and in reconciling conflicting values when conducting research is called ____.
If a cricket coach calculates batting averages, what scale would be used?
___________ is a set of elements taken from a larger population according to certain rules.
An ordinal scale is used to rank order people, objects, or characteristics.
In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does the researcher ask the research participants to identify other potential research participants?
What is another term that refers to a confounding extraneous variable?
_____________ is the lowest inference descriptor of all because it uses the participants own words.
Which of the following terms refers to a statistical method that can be used to statistically equate groups on a pretest or some other variable?
When a researcher starts with the dependent variable and moves backwards, it is called ________.
Which of the following independent variables cannot be manipulated in a research study?
If a correlation coefficient is .96, we would probably be able to say that the relationship is ____.
This type of longitudinal research studies the same individuals over an extended period of time.
Study participants are asked to indicate their ethnic background from a given list (e.g. Caucasian). This type of variable is classified as:
a. is a term used to refer to all aspects of the implementation of methods.
c. are a set of abstract concepts together with propositions about they are related.
Which of the the following can be directly observed using only observational methods? People's:
If a researcher wanted to predict with 99% accuracy they would set the level of significance at:
An abstract for a research report states that cross tabulation was performed. This indicates to the reader that the analysis involves:
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 set of principles to guide and assist researchers in deciding which goals are most important and in reconciling conflicting values when conducting research is called ____.
In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does the researcher ask the research participants to identify other potential research participants?