This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a psychological experiment, the control group is: A) The group that is shut out from the world. B) The group that doesn't get "messed with". C) The group that pushes the buttons. D) The group that gets "messed with". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group that doesn't get "messed with". 2. A micro theory which relies on using qualitative methods to collect data. A) Interpretivism. B) Realism. C) Positivism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpretivism. 3. The independent variable of a research entitled "The Effectiveness of Mind-mapping in teaching writing ability" is ..... A) The teaching. B) The mind-mapp strategy. C) The effect. D) The students' writing ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students' writing ability. 4. This sample consists of units of the population that are easily accessible. A) Convenience. B) Volunteer. C) Observational. D) Cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convenience. 5. Method that involves recording the behavioural pattern of people, objects and events in a systematic manner to obtain information about the phenomenon of interest A) Online Survey. B) Observation. C) Warranty Cards. D) Schedules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 6. Professor Garcia would like to study parental spanking and aggressive behavior in children. Which of the following research methods would NOT be feasible due to ethical problems associated with trying to manipulate the spanking variable? A) Case study. B) Experimental method. C) Correlational study. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental method. 7. Quantitative data is often presented in the form of ..... A) Demographic Information. B) Mathematics. C) Text. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistics. 8. An experiment is set up and a hypothesis is tested by creating a situation in which one of the variable is manipulated. A) Exploratory research. B) Basic research. C) Experimental research. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimental research. 9. Good mixed methods research understands and integrates the important ideas from the quantitative and qualitative data, findings, and perspectives. This is called ..... A) Emic perspective. B) Meta-inference. C) Statistical generalization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meta-inference. 10. The theory that states that dreaming serves to work out our daily problems while we sleep. A) Wish Fulfillment. B) Information Processing. C) Manifest Theory. D) Activation-Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information Processing. 11. In a ....., the interviewer schedule may state exactly what questions should be asked, as well as the order of the questions. A) Structured interview. B) Unstructured interview. C) Structured survey. D) Semi-structured interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structured interview. 12. A primary source is A) Created by a teacher. B) The first source you find. C) A firsthand account of an event. D) Written by someone who heard of the event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A firsthand account of an event. 13. In an experiment studying the impact of meditation on stress, the control group should A) Not meditate at all. B) Meditate as often as the experimental group. C) Be able to choose whether to meditate or not. D) Meditate more often than the experimental group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not meditate at all. 14. Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which field of psychology should she choose? A) Cognitive. B) Learning. C) Perception. D) Personality. E) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 15. Which of these is most likely to improve sampling accuracy? A) Inferential statistics. B) Descriptive statistics. C) Random sampling. D) Control variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Random sampling. 16. Where is the basilar membrane located? A) Semicircular canal. B) Middle ear. C) Feature detected. D) Cochlea. E) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 17. Which dream theory states that dreams help to develop and preserve the brain's neural pathways? A) Psychoanalytic. B) Physiological function. C) Activation synthesis. D) Information processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physiological function. 18. ..... data has a logical order, but the differences between values are not constant A) Interval. B) Nominal. C) Ordinal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ordinal. 19. The process of selecting a number of participants for a study in such a way that they represent the larger group from which they were selected is known as A) Research Design. B) Sampling. C) Data collection. D) Random assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sampling. 20. Leverenz, C. S. 1998. Citing cybersources:a challenge to disciplinary values. Computers and Composition15(2), pp. 185-200.The citation is refers to ..... A) Chapter in a book. B) Website. C) Journal article. D) Newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Journal article. 21. Second Hand research gathered by others is known as what? A) Second hand data. B) Secondary data. C) Supplementary data. D) Significant data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary data. 22. Its data analysis commonly involves themes and pattern interpretation. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualitative Research. 23. In a repeated-measures experimental design, all participants A) Are allocated to either the control of experimental group. B) Are allocated to both the control and experimental group. C) Are matched on characteristics relevant to the study. D) Are followed up at predetermined time intervals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are allocated to both the control and experimental group. 24. Which of the following should not be included in the methods and data section? A) An explanation of statistical tests performed. B) The source of data analyzed. C) An interpretation of the research findings. D) The operationalization of the concepts used in the analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An interpretation of the research findings. 25. It is a diagrammatic representation of a conceptual framework A) Process. B) IPO flowchart. C) Paradigm. D) Fowchart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IPO flowchart. 26. Placebo usually refers as A) Treatment. B) Control. C) Interview. D) Randomized selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control. 27. Interviews are helpful when A) You want to get insight into attitudes of participants. B) You want a better understanding of participants' points of view. C) The subject matter is too sensitive for people to discuss in a group setting. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 28. Correlation Coefficient A) Numerical methods used to determine whether research data support a hypothesis or whether results were due to chance. B) Describes the direction and strength of the relationshop between two sets of variables. C) A measure of difference, or spread. D) The listing and summarising of data in a practical, efficient way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes the direction and strength of the relationshop between two sets of variables. 29. Which perspective focuses on the unconscious mind, unresolved conflict, and childhood experiences? A) Cognative. B) Behavioral. C) Biological. D) Psychonalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychonalytic. 30. Scientific research indicates teens should get about ..... hours of sleep per night. A) 9-12. B) 8-10. C) 7-9. D) 6-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8-10. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesMethods Of Research Quiz 1Methods 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books