This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following can be used in a quantitative research? A) Interviews. B) Positivist. C) Focus group discussion. D) Interpretivist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positivist. 2. If a researcher is studying different approaches to dieting to determine which is the most effective for weight loss, the experimenter's manipulation of dieting is the: A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Control condition. D) Placebo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 3. In terms of mixed methods design, "QUAN $\rightarrow$ qual" refers to ..... A) A qualitative core design supplemented by quantitative approaches. B) A concurrent design with the researcher listening to the interacting equally with the quantitative and qualitative approaches. C) A predominantly quantitative core design supplemented by qualitative approaches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A predominantly quantitative core design supplemented by qualitative approaches. 4. Which subfield of psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another? A) Counseling. B) Human factors. C) Educational. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social. 5. What is the purpose of analysing data in research? A) To write a research proposal. B) To encourage student engagement. C) To encourage students to do research in different fields including education. D) In order to interpret and present data into useful information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In order to interpret and present data into useful information. 6. What are two methods of surveying? A) Tests and interviews. B) Experiments and questionnaires. C) Interviews and questionnaires. D) Case studies and experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interviews and questionnaires. 7. This is an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth. A) Case Study. B) Survey. C) Exploratory study. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Case Study. 8. A theory explains and predicts about a A) Principles. B) Phenomena. C) Formula. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phenomena. 9. When the sampling frame is subdivided and the sample is randomly chosen from these sub samples A) Systematic. B) Stratified. C) Snowball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratified. 10. The researcher has obtained what kind of validity in mixed methods research when he or she has addressed the relevant various mixed validity types as well as the kinds of validity required for the qualitative and quantitative parts of the research study? A) Multiple validities. B) Paradigmatic/philosophical validity. C) Sequential validity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiple validities. 11. A testable prediction that drives research is known as a(n) A) Operational definition. B) Hypothesis. C) Theory. D) Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 12. Which of the following practical issues should a sociologist consider before doing research? A) Cost of research. B) Time required to do research. C) The availability of the information. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Two moderators deliberately take opposite sides on the issue under discussion A) Online focus groups. B) Two way focus group. C) Duelling moderate focus group. D) Mini focus groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duelling moderate focus group. 14. A person displays a set of rare behaviors that psychologists had not known about previously, because nobody had ever shown them before. The best strategy to investigate the nature of those behaviors is A) An experiment. B) Cross sectional study. C) A case study. D) A survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A case study. 15. What are the two types of sampling methods? A) Random or probability sampling and non-probability sampling. B) Probability sampling and random sampling. C) Probability sampling and non-random sampling. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Random or probability sampling and non-probability sampling. 16. Which of the following would not be a naturalistic observation? A) Observing a Grizzly Bear in the forest. B) Observing Michael Jordan on a basketball court. C) Observing a lion at the zoo. D) Observing Tom Hanks on the set of a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observing a lion at the zoo. 17. Which of the following might be considered a type of periodical that a researcher might consider in a literature search? A) Peer-reviewed scholarly journal. B) My personal blog. C) Novels. D) Facebook page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peer-reviewed scholarly journal. 18. What is secondary sources? A) Data collect from an experiment. B) Publications, government documents, brochures, newsletters, annual reports. C) Any data gained from a survey or questionnaires. D) Interview session with the sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Publications, government documents, brochures, newsletters, annual reports. 19. What do you mean by Data collection? A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. B) Gathering and measuring books on variables of interest. C) Gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest. D) Gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathering and measuring information on variables of interest. 20. The subgroup of the sample that receives the independent variable. A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental group. 21. Technique that allow several members of a hiring company to interview a job candidate at the same time is A) Mail Interview. B) Electronic Interview. C) Panel Interview. D) Self administered interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panel Interview. 22. When the group being studied can account for the whole population, accounting for all social minority groups and diversity. A) Survey. B) Generalisability. C) Representativeness. D) Operationalisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representativeness. 23. Which perceptive is described? Self-esteem needs are important to be a successful. A) Biological. B) Humanistic. C) Psychodynamic. D) Social-cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanistic. 24. The purpose of using a placebo is A) To decrease the confounding variable of experimenter bias. B) To decrease dependent variables related to participant expectations. C) To help validate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. D) To ensure the reliability of the results of the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help validate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. 25. Thoughts that are not in current awareness, but can be brought to the surface easily: A) Conscious. B) Subconscious. C) Nonconscious. D) Unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subconscious. 26. A hypothesis is ..... A) A question. B) A summary of the experiment. C) An observation. D) A prediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A prediction. 27. Which statistical measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme scores? A) Mean. B) Skew. C) Median. D) Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 28. It is a collection of observations from which conclusions can be drawn. Itt can be words, numbers or images. A) Systematic. B) Hypothesis. C) Research. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 29. The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively. A) Observational. B) Case Study. C) Correlational. D) Experiments. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Survey. 30. Cadburys, a manufacturer of chocolates, wants to study the market for their product on the basis of gender. Males have assigned the number 0 and females the number 1 as scales of measurement. What type of scaling method does Cadburys follow? A) Ordinal Measurement. B) Nominal Measurement. C) Interval Measurement. D) Ratio Measurement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominal Measurement. ← 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