This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group. A) Case Study. B) Observational. C) Experiments. D) Survey. E) Correlational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 2. Which of the following is not a data gathering Instruments for case study? A) Questionnaire. B) Autobiographies. C) Interview. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interview. 3. This section indicates the tools that you will use for data collection. A) Design. B) Instruments. C) Respondents and Sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instruments. 4. ..... refers to a research instrument consistently has the same results if it is used in the same situation on repeated occasions A) Validity. B) Reliability. C) Probability. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliability. 5. Seeks to extend the breadth and range of inquiry by using different methods of different inquiry components. A) Initiation. B) Development. C) Triangulation. D) Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansion. 6. What is replication? A) Cloning the scientist who first did an experiment. B) Doing an experiment for the first time. C) Doing an experiment again and getting different results. D) Doing an experiment again and getting the same results. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing an experiment again and getting the same results. 7. Recording behavior in natural environment A) Survey. B) Wording effect. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturalistic observation. 8. It outlines the instruments you will use in the study such as interview questions, interview protocols, observation guide, survey form, focus group discussion questions, and others. A) Research Data. B) Research Instruments. C) Research Design. D) Research Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research Instruments. 9. Operational Definition A) Clear and detailed statements about how you will measure the data collected about the variables. B) The entire group of people or animals in which the researcher is interested. C) A sample that has characteristics that are similar to those in the population. D) A measure of the relationship between two variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear and detailed statements about how you will measure the data collected about the variables. 10. Positive or negative correlation? The taller a person is, the more likely they are to hit their head on a door frame A) Positive correlation. B) Negative correlation. C) Null (no) correlation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive correlation. 11. What is a theory? A) A story explaining how the world works. B) A tested conclusion accepted as true. C) An assumption. D) A guess on how something works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tested conclusion accepted as true. 12. Choose the type of correlation is shown in the example.The more peanut butter eaten does not effect the scores on a students test. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) No Correlation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No Correlation. 13. A phenomenon that occurs when a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results. A) Placebo. B) Case study. C) Experimenter bias. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimenter bias. 14. A means of setting out an explanation set that might be used to define and make sense of the data that flow from the research question. A) Research Paradigm. B) Theoretical. C) Conceptual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conceptual. 15. When a researcher can use the strengths of an additional method to over the limitations in another method, this is known as ..... A) Principle of triangulation. B) Practical theory. C) Principle of nonoverlapping weaknesses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Principle of nonoverlapping weaknesses. 16. Lists all the sources used in the research A) Data. B) Literature Review. C) Methodology. D) References. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) References. 17. The unconscious mind influences everything we do. A) Cognitive perspective. B) Behavioral perspective. C) Biological perspective. D) Psychodynamic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychodynamic perspective. 18. A research project designed o discover the degree to which 2 variables are related to each other A) Correlation. B) Quasi Experiment. C) Experiment. D) Illusory Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlation. 19. Which of the following is a research tool where form is prepared and distributed to secure responses to certain question? A) Observation. B) Interview. C) Opinionnaire. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionnaire. 20. Professor X has demanded that his class take part in his research. Non-participation will result in failure in the course. What ethical issue was breached by Professor X? A) Voluntary participation. B) Risk of harm. C) Informed consent. D) Confidentiality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary participation. 21. Electronic interview can be conducted by A) Telephonic. B) Personal. C) Fax. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Which of the following type of research is according to time element? A) Historical, descriptive, and experimental. B) Quantitative research and non-quantitative research. C) Evaluation and developmental research. D) Basic or pure research and applied research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical, descriptive, and experimental. 23. If a mixed methods research study intends to uncover unique perspectives and inconsistencies, which of the following is considered the study's purpose? A) Development. B) Triangulation. C) Initiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initiation. 24. It describes the sample of the study. A) Research Locale. B) Research Respondents. C) Research Population. D) Research Design. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research Respondents. 25. Which research approach allows you to generalise findings A) Qualitative. B) Ethnographic. C) Phenomenological. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the answers. 26. The bad question which has more than one question embedded within it is ..... A) Biased question. B) Double-barreled question. C) Absolute question. D) Leading question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-barreled question. 27. This ethical principle states that a psychologist should ensure that participants do not experience harm and that they are reminded of their right to withdraw A) Competence. B) Respect. C) Responsibility. D) Integrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsibility. 28. Research that uses descriptive data and is written in text form would be called? A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. C) Discriptive. D) Formulative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 29. I want to research how much stress students taking the AP Calculus face. What is my population & sample? A) All HS students & students in 11th grade. B) All GCA students & all students who have 6 classes. C) All students taking HS math & students taking AP Calc test. D) USA & Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All students taking HS math & students taking AP Calc test. 30. Ideally, the research participant's identity is not known to the researcher. This is called: A) Confidentiality. B) Deception. C) Anonymity. 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