This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A small experiment to designed to test logistics and gather information prior to a larger study A) Pilot study. B) Focus group. C) Case analysis. D) Secondary data analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilot study. 2. This is when the researcher/observer becomes part of the observed group. A) Laboratory observation. B) Participant observation. C) Overt observation. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participant observation. 3. If a researcher wants to give all members of a research population an equal chance of being part of a sample, then they would use a A) Random sample. B) Stratified sample. C) Operationalised sample. D) Convenience sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Random sample. 4. Which mixed research purpose seeks to use the results from one method to inform the other method by including sampling and implementation? A) Initiation. B) Development. C) Expansion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Development. 5. Multi Lens focus belong to. A) Ontology. B) Epistemology. C) Thought and behavior. D) Research focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research focus. 6. U seful tool that may help a scientist interpret data by revealing unexpected patterns A) Model. B) Graph. C) Data table. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graph. 7. If the researcher becomes involved in the behaviour being observed, this is known as: A) Participant Observation. B) Observation. C) Focus group. D) Personal reflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participant Observation. 8. Presents background information, scope, and focus of the research paper. A) Discussion. B) Results. C) Conclusion. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction. 9. When a research method is repeatedly applied and consistently produces the same results in a study, it is said to be A) Valid. B) Reliable. C) Relevant. D) Standardised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliable. 10. A student is researching the hypothesis that adolescent females contribute more to household tasks than adolescent males. Four females and two males are selected to be interviewed as the sample group. Using this sample group may lead to A) Subjective data. B) Valid conclusions. C) Issues of privacy. D) Biased results. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biased results. 11. The main purpose of ethical guidelines for research in Psychology is to A) Minimise the problems that participants cause for researchers. B) Guarantee that the experimentation runs without problems. C) Ensure that any results published will not be challenged. D) Protect the welfare and rights of the participants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protect the welfare and rights of the participants. 12. Which of the following is a research method that allows a researcher to get information about a large number of subjects relatively inexpensively and easily? A) Naturalistic observation. B) Laboratory observation. C) Case study. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 13. Qualitative methods are probably the oldest of all the scientific techniques, the method of qualitative research is: A) Attitude Scales. B) Observation. C) Depth Interview. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depth Interview. 14. When a professional golfer continued to struggle with her swing, she consulted Dr. Ozak, who helped her learn new strategies to help her improve her performance. Dr. Ozak is a(n) ..... psychologist. A) Counseling. B) Social. C) Sports. D) Psychometric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sports. 15. Seeks convergence, correspondence, and corroboration of results from different methods A) Initiation. B) Triangulation. C) Development. D) Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triangulation. 16. What characteristic of Qualitative Research states that it involves the objectives process of analyzing phenomena of importance to any profession or to different fields or disciplines A) Empirical. B) Feasible. C) Systematic. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Objective. 17. This method involves setting up a contrived situation and then watching participants' behaviours A) Controlled observation. B) Participant observation. C) Field experiment. D) Natural experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlled observation. 18. Something that is not morally correct is known as ..... A) Discrimination. B) Prejudiced. C) Unethical. D) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unethical. 19. Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? A) Psychodynamic. B) Behavioral. C) Social-cultural. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-cultural. 20. Which of the following does not include in ways of citing RLS? A) By date of publication. B) By topic. C) Chronological. D) By author or writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By date of publication. 21. Using a(n) ..... is often as effective as taking medication because a person's expectations affect the results of a treatment. A) Placebo. B) Survey. C) Double-blind study. D) Random sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placebo. 22. In the human eye, rods are to ....., as cones are to ..... A) Lens/ iris. B) Dichromat/ monochromat. C) Light/ color. D) Monochromat/ dichromat. E) Color/ light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light/ color. 23. A sample is selected to match the distribution of age and religion that occurs in the population. This type of sample is called a A) Matched sample. B) Stratified sample. C) Random sample. D) Convenience sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratified sample. 24. Which word means the same as information? A) Results. B) Research. C) Search. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 25. Psychology is defined as the ..... A) Science of everything. B) Science of analyzing people. C) The best thing ever. D) Scientific study of the mind and behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientific study of the mind and behavior. 26. In an experimental study, an experimenter effect if said to have occurred if A) Statistical analysis shows that the researcher's hypothesis is supported. B) The researcher's characteristics or expectations influence the results. C) There is no extraneous variables. D) Statistical analysis shows that the researcher's hypothesis is not supported. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The researcher's characteristics or expectations influence the results. 27. An observational type of method, in which a set of audience is observed at a given point in time. A) Cross sectional study. B) Case study. C) Survey method. D) Longitudinal study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross sectional study. 28. In a double-blind procedure, who is unaware of the experimental group assignment? A) The experimenter. B) The participants. C) Neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware. D) Both the experimenter and participants are aware. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware. 29. This research is conducted with the intention of providing a broad base of knowledge which may help in addressing a specific problem A) Applied Research. B) Pure research. C) Strategic research. D) Exploratory Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategic research. 30. Which of the following is suitable for a qualitative research? A) Analysis of variable. B) Survey. C) Closed-ended questionnaire. D) Quota sampling. 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