This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A research watching the behavior of lions in a savannah observes the frequency, duration, and type of social behaviors exhibited. He is gathering ..... A) Empirical evidence. B) Pseudo Evidence. C) Anecdotal evidence. D) Critical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empirical evidence. 2. VAT is an acronym we use in Sociology to help you remember an element of ethical research ..... but it stands for what? A) Voice, attitude, thoughtfulness. B) Validity, authenticity, truthfulness. C) Validity, accuracy, truthful. D) Value, accuracy, trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Validity, accuracy, truthful. 3. What is a mixed-methods research? A) A method of systematic enquiry that teachers undertake as researchers of their own practice. B) A research examine one's own conscious thoughts and feelings. C) A study in which both qualitative and qualitative data are combined in a single study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A study in which both qualitative and qualitative data are combined in a single study. 4. Which of these is NOTan example of pseudo-psychology? A) Taro Cards. B) Palm reading. C) Astronomy. D) Astrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomy. 5. Refers to making something clear, specific, and measurable. A) Operationalize. B) Replication. C) Random assignment. D) Double-blind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Operationalize. 6. What is primary sources? A) The first data acquired. B) Data gather from previous research. C) Your own created data. D) Your own data collection from own investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your own data collection from own investigation. 7. A way of measurement that shows how much the scores depart from a mean? A) Range. B) Reliability. C) Inferential statistics. D) Standard deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Standard deviation. 8. A student plans to investigate the effects of practice on IQ test performance. Some participants are given two practice tests prior to the IQ test whereas others do the test beforehand. The dependent variable in this study is: A) IQ test performance at the end of the study. B) The effects of practice. C) The participants. D) IQ test performance before the study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IQ test performance at the end of the study. 9. This sample consists of the entire population A) Convenience. B) Cluster. C) Simple. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Census. 10. Which of the following is not a random sampling technique? A) Systematic sampling. B) Cluster sampling. C) Stratified Sampling. D) Purposive sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purposive sampling. 11. Which of the following is a key ethical consideration in research? A) Research is mindful o the special needs of vulnerable groups. B) Confidentiality and privacy is assured. C) There is nothing covert associated with the research. D) All of the other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the other options. 12. It is a design in mixed methods that appeals to individuals with a strong quantitative background and it involves two stages. A) Convergent parallel mixed method design. B) Explanatory sequential methods design. C) Basic Method design. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explanatory sequential methods design. 13. Which of the following should be formulated first before conducting the research A) Statement of the problems. B) Objectives of the study. C) Conceptual framework. D) Review of related literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement of the problems. 14. These are sets of guidelines observed by the researcher to ensure that data will not be falsified nor fabricated and that the respondents will not be harmed in any way. A) Data Analysis. B) Data Collection. C) Research Ethics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research Ethics. 15. The researcher has a clear idea of the sample and they pick participants that meet their critera A) Random. B) Quota. C) Volunteer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quota. 16. The data collection method used to learn information from a single individual or small number of individual is called ..... A) Observation. B) Survey. C) Interview. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interview. 17. Which of the following is the mode for the data set:4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9? A) 4. B) 7. C) 9. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 18. What is a downfall to Naturalistic Observation? A) It is subject to opinion. B) Can study events that would be unethical in an experiment. C) Shows natural behaviors. D) Correlation and causation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is subject to opinion. 19. The biopsychosocial approach emphasizes the importance of A) Different levels of analysis in exploring behavior and mental processes. B) Basic research over pure research. C) Pure research over basic research. D) Having a single academic perspective to guide research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different levels of analysis in exploring behavior and mental processes. 20. The process of selecting a sample is ..... A) Population. B) Sample. C) Sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sampling. 21. Which analysis procedure focuses on taking quantitative and qualitative data findings and building a coherent whole? A) Data consolidation. B) Data integration. C) Data reduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Data integration. 22. All of the following can be used as a sources of literature EXCEPT A) Blog. B) Pubmed. C) Conference proceeding. D) Journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blog. 23. Observing the way people eat in restaurants is an example of A) The longitudinal method. B) Naturalistic observations. C) Surveys. D) Laboratory observations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Naturalistic observations. 24. Data collection method is generally divided into ..... A) Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method. B) Survey, interview, and observation. C) Population, sample and sampling method. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey, interview, and observation. 25. The instrumentation in this type of research may involved both closed and open-ended questions. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed Methods Research. 26. This is the summary of the research which includes hypothesis, summary of the method, outline of key results and overview of conclusions A) Methodology. B) Review of literature. C) Introduction. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abstract. 27. What is the characteristics of qualitative research? A) Evidence in the form of numbers. B) Concerned with generalization. C) Researcher has to use facts. D) Evidence in the form of visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence in the form of visual. 28. Explains how the research was conducted A) Methodology. B) Conclusion. C) Discussion. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methodology. 29. Charles Darwin proposed that natural selection leads to the development of characteristics most suited to the survival and reproduction of a species. His theory has most influenced which branch of Psychology? A) Humanism. B) Evolutionary psychology. C) Behaviorism. D) Cognitive psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolutionary psychology. 30. Before deciding to design a mixed study, which of the following is a crucial point to consider? A) Does the study have a good title. B) Will the study be published. C) Is the planned study feasible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the planned study feasible. ← 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