This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mixed methods researchers reject which philosophical belief? A) Compatibility theses. B) Incompatibility thesis. C) Pragmatism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incompatibility thesis. 2. The longitudinal method is concerned with observing A) The ways in which people change over time. B) How people behave under controlled conditions. C) People's views on a particular subject. D) People's character traits and temperament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ways in which people change over time. 3. The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is the artificiality of the lab doesn't lend itself to real unexpected results. A) Experiments. B) Observational. C) Case Study. D) Correlational. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiments. 4. Researchers use the double-blind procedure to avoid: A) Random assignment. B) Replication. C) Researcher and participant bias. D) The placebo effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Researcher and participant bias. 5. Which ethical consideration is allowed only if there are absolutely no other alternative means of gathering quality data A) Informed Consent. B) Right to withdraw. C) Professional relationship. D) Deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deception. 6. Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association? A) Calkins. B) Bacon. C) Piaget. D) Washburn. E) Rayner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calkins. 7. The ..... is expected to change as the IV changes. A) Samples. B) Controls. C) Independent Variable. D) Dependent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent Variable. 8. A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year old observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with dolls. She then compares the two sets of numbers. What type of descriptive research is the conducting? A) Case study. B) National study. C) Random sample method. D) Naturalistic Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Naturalistic Observation. 9. In which of the following nonrandom sampling techniques does the researcher ask the research participants to identify other potential research participants? A) Snowball. B) Convenience. C) Purposive. D) Quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snowball. 10. Type of research which draws on theory to generate practical scientific knowledge. A) Independent research. B) Applied research. C) Strategic research. D) Dependent research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied research. 11. Seeks the discovery of paradox and contradiction, new perspectives and new frameworks, and the recasting of questions or results from one method with questions or results from the other method. A) Triangulation. B) Development. C) Initiation. D) Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initiation. 12. Materials printed locally or in other countries related to the current study and are found in books, magazines, journals and other publications A) Research. B) Study. C) Thesis. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature. 13. An initial run-through of procedures on a much smaller scale. This is designed to save time and money by identifying any flaws in the procedures. A) Overt observation. B) Hawthorne effect. C) Pilot study. D) Participant observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pilot study. 14. Personal reflection is important because A) The researcher can show that their perspective is right. B) It is quantitative in nature. C) It helps emphasise how data can be generalised to others. D) It can be used to demonstrate how data has been interpreted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It can be used to demonstrate how data has been interpreted. 15. The variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Extraneous variable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 16. If I want to gather how all students are feeling about remote learning so far, which method would make the most sense? A) Experimental. B) Naturalistic observation. C) Case study. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 17. The explanations of research aims being given and agreed to by the participant is known as what? A) Terms and Conditions. B) Agreed consent. C) Contractual obligation. D) Informed Consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Informed Consent. 18. Which research approach uses numbers A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. C) Intepretive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative. 19. The tendency to believe, after learning the outcome, that you knew it all along is the definition of ..... A) Overconfidence. B) Hindsight Bias. C) Perceiving order in random events. D) Critical thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindsight Bias. 20. The qualitative research strategy places a value on: A) Using numbers, measurements and statistical techniques. B) Conducting research that is of a very high quality. C) Generating theories through inductive research about social meanings. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generating theories through inductive research about social meanings. 21. If an experiment doesn't provide the same results, it could mean ..... A) The first experiment was fine, publish the results. B) The first experiment was flawed, retest. C) The second experiment is fine, publish the results. D) The second experiment was flawed and must be thrown out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first experiment was flawed, retest. 22. Which of the following is not an ethical consideration of Psychological research? A) Informed Consent. B) Suppression. C) Confidentiality. D) Voluntary participation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suppression. 23. Any researcher should weigh the expected ..... for society with the potential ..... A) Benefits, harm. B) Risks, costs. C) Anonymity, confidentiality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benefits, harm. 24. A written set of questions that survey participants answer by themselves. A) Variable response. B) Population sample. C) Response coding. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionnaire. 25. Examples of exploratory research design EXCEPT: A) A study into the role of social networking sites as an effective marketing communication channel. B) An investigation into the ways of improvement of quality of customer services within hospitality sector in London. C) Market researchers that want to observe habits of consumers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Market researchers that want to observe habits of consumers. 26. Participants are aware they are being observed. A) Overt observation. B) Naturalistic observation. C) Covert observation. D) Laboratory observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overt observation. 27. Group members identify additional members to be included in the sample. A) Snowball sampling. B) Quota sampling. C) Purposive sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snowball sampling. 28. Subjects that are seen or recorded in their typical/natural environment without trying to manipulate and control the situation A) Naturalistic Observation. B) Survey of Nature. C) Nature Observation. D) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturalistic Observation. 29. Which of the following is the correct title of a chapter? A) Review of Related Literature. B) Review of Literature. C) Literature Review. D) Review of past Related Researches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Review of Related Literature. 30. This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and how well either variable influences the other A) Correlational. B) Observational. C) Case Study. D) Experiments. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlational. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesMethods Of Research Quiz 2Methods Of Research Quiz 3Methods Of Research Quiz 4Methods Of Research Quiz 5Methods Of Research Quiz 6Methods Of Research Quiz 7Methods Of Research Quiz 8Methods Of Research Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books