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Question 11 pts
True research projects must produce definitive conclusions regarding the subject of
study.
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Question 21 pts
True research projects uncover obscure or esoteric information and bring it to the
consideration of the broader research community
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Question 31 pts
True research projects gather and interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to
increase understanding of some phenomenon.
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Question 41 pts
Assumptions come into play in quantitative research but not in qualitative research.
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Question 51 pts
A primary function of the methodology is to guide, control the acquisition of data, and
extract meaning from the data that have been gathered.
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Question 61 pts
Reading the professional literature in the field of interest is not necessary for the leaders
in the field.
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Question 71 pts
Reading the professional literature in the field of interest will enhance an individual’s
ability to design and conduct high-quality research.
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Question 81 pts
Information is considered of high quality if it is found in a non juried research report.
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Question 91 pts
A research tool is a specific mechanism the researcher uses to collect, manipulate, or
interpret data.
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Question 101 pts
Systematic measurement assists researchers in obtaining objectivity in their researcher.
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Question 111 pts
The purpose of measurement is to systematically limit the data in a way that makes it
quantifiable.
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Question 121 pts
Research Problems are identified by experts in the field, and not typically knowable by
novices.
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Question 131 pts
Research problems, as defined in your textbook clearly and completely specify
important questions that are currently unanswered in a particular field of inquiry.
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Question 141 pts
Basic research is research intended to address issues that have immediate relevance to
current practices, procedures, and policies.
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Question 151 pts
Basic research is research intended to enhance basic knowledge about the physical,
biological, psychological, or social world or to shed light on historical, cultural, or
aesthetic phenomena.
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Question 161 pts
In regard to research questions and hypotheses, a high-quality research study will
articulate either research questions or hypotheses depending on the nature of the study.
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Question 171 pts
There will be no difference in rate of skill improvement between college gymnasts who
practice meditation and those who do not; represent a research hypothesis.
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Question 181 pts
Incorporating mental exercises into the daily practice routine of college math majors
enhance their performance confidence; represent a null hypothesis
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Question 191 pts
Peters’s study suggested that elementary students who watch TV more than three
hours a day are more
likely to be overweight than students who watch less TV. In this study, students’ weight
is the
independent variable.
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Question 201 pts
John analyzed data and found that explicitly teaching reading strategies improves
students’
performance on standardized tests. In this study, explicit teaching of reading strategies
is a mediating
variable
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Question 211 pts
Research suggests that children who eat hot breakfast at home perform better at
school. Many argue that not only hot breakfast but also parental care of children before
they go to school has an impact on children’s performance. In this case, parental care
is moderating variable.
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Question 221 pts
Best resource to find information about books available in your local library is the library
catalog.
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Question 231 pts
Best resource to find Statistics on health care spending broken down by state is
government
Publications.
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Question 241 pts
The review of the literature can be curtailed when all of the work done by top
researchers in the area has been reviewed.
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Question 251 pts
A well-written literature review emphasizes critique and synthesis of the work of others
that is related to your own research problem.
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Question 261 pts
Typically, the literature review should include few or no works more than five years old
to avoid having the work become prematurely obsolete.
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Question 271 pts
Generally speaking, the text book identifies the best time to begin the literature review
associated with
a specific research project is after the data have been collected, but before they are
analyzed.
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Question 281 pts
When considering general criteria for high-quality research projects, replicability refers
to the fact that
the research design allows the researcher to control those factors that are central to the
success of the project.
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Question 291 pts
When considering general criteria for high-quality research projects, universality refers
to the fact that
a well-designed research project could be carried out by any competent researcher; it
does not rely on a
specific individual.
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Question 301 pts
Jane wants to search for information about the variety of attention disorders that are
seen in childhood.
The set of key keywords “attention disorders” and “children” would best get Jane
started on an effective and efficient search.
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Question 311 pts
A researcher decides to use a high school sample to test the relationship between her
new measure of
empathy and a well-established measure of interpersonal sensitivity. She finds that the
two instruments
are highly related, which supports the content validity of the new instrument.
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Question 321 pts
Sean, a high school wrestler, has agreed to participate in a study of cardiovascular
conditioning. He is
left somewhat confused when, at the first research session, he is asked to complete a
questionnaire
about commonly purchased grocery items. Sean’s confusion indicates a lack of face
validity regarding
the task.
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Question 331 pts
Dr. Peter is testing a 10-question measure of achievement motivation. He notes that if
his respondents
agree with the first question, they tend to also agree with the other nine. Likewise, if his
respondents
disagree with the first question, they tend of disagree with the other nine. This is an
indication of good
internal consistency reliability.
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Question 341 pts
John and Jacky are studying aggression among preschool children. Separately, they
each watch a videotape of four children interacting in a playroom and then rate each
child on the level of aggression displayed during the play session. They compare their
completed ratings and are pleased to note they are highly similar. This is an example of
test–retest reliability.
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Question 351 pts
In quantitative research studies, it is assumed that the findings will generalize to similar
others.
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Question 361 pts
The purpose of quantitative research studies is to explain or predict.
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Question 371 pts
In quantitative research studies. textual data are gathered from a small number of
participants.
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Question 381 pts
Conduct the study in a controlled laboratory setting, is one of techniques for
strengthening the internal validity of a study.
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Question 391 pts
Conduct the study in a real-life setting, is one of techniques for strengthening the
internal validity of a study.
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Question 401 pts
Conduct a double-blind experiment. is one of techniques for strengthening the external
validity of a study.
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Question 411 pts
Assure that you have a representative sample, is one of techniques for strengthening
the internal validity of a study.
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Question 421 pts
Acquire rich and detailed descriptions of the phenomena being studied, is one of
techniques for strengthening the credibility or dependability of a qualitative study.
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Question 431 pts
The altering of data is allowable when the researcher suspects a participant of
misunderstanding the question.
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Question 441 pts
An ordinal scale of measurement assigns a name to a category.
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Question 451 pts
An interval level of measurement incorporates equal units of measurement.
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Question 461 pts
The requirement to keep information provided by research participants confidential
applies only to
some persons under almost all conditions.
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Question 471 pts
In a poll, participants are to report their income level by selecting one of four groups: A.
income less than or equal to $20,000 a year. B. $20,000 – $40,000, C. $40,000 –
$80,000 and D. more than $80,000 a year. The data are reported on a ratio scale.
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Question 481 pts
In a poll, participants are to report their age. The data are reported on an interval scale.
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Question 491 pts
Professor Jackson is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research
project. One
question asks students to report whether they are currently living in an “urban,”
“suburban,” or “rural”
setting. This is an example of a nominal scale.
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Question 501 pts
In quantitative research proposal(s), the review of literature comes late in the document
in conjunction
with interpretation of data.
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Question 511 pts
Only in quantitative research proposal(s), a specific research problem is clearly stated
at the outset of
the proposal.
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Question 521 pts
Only in a quantitative research proposal(s), a specific plan for how the data will be
handled is clearly laid
out in the document.
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Question 531 pts
In a qualitative research proposal(s), specific hypotheses regarding findings are often
stated.
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Question 541 pts
In regard to the style you will use for headings and subheadings in the research
proposal there are no
special formatting requirements unless the document is a thesis or dissertation.
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Question 551 pts
Experienced writers of research proposals typically do not need to make revisions to the
first draft of the
proposal.
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Question 561 pts
When writing the proposal, you should assume that the reader knows nothing about the
proposed project, so all the details must be thoroughly explained.
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Question 571 pts
When explaining how the data are to be analyzed and interpreted, it is impossible to be
highly detailed until one has the actual data in hand.
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Question 581 pts
Research proposals that employ complex sentence structure are commonly judged to
be of higher
quality than proposals that do not.
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