This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A German word that means understanding A) Validity. B) Verstehen. C) Representativeness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verstehen. 2. Seeks to use the results from one method to develop or inform the other method, where development is broadly construed to include sampling and implementation as well as measurement decisions. A) Development. B) Initiation. C) Expansion. D) Triangulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Development. 3. ..... refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study. A) Conclusion. B) Sample. C) Population. D) Generalisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalisation. 4. Lisa is conducting a study on hours of TV watched throughout one's lifespan. She begins by taking a group of two 10 year olds, three 15 year olds, three 20 year olds and so on (increments of 5 years, up to 35 years of age.) Which method of research is she using? A) Cross sectional study. B) Case study. C) Experimentation. D) Longitudinal study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross sectional study. 5. You psychology professor wants to describe the average score on your first psychology test. Which measure of central tendency is your professor most likely to use? A) Mean. B) Mode. C) Median. D) Harmonic mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 6. What is curious skepticism? A) Doesn't ask questions but also doesn't accept new ideas. B) Goes along with anything. C) Closed to new ideas. D) Open to new ideas but still questions them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Open to new ideas but still questions them. 7. Mrs. Trahan samples her school by posting a flyer in the cafeteria that announces the study and asks for participants. A) Stratified. B) Systematic. C) Simple. D) Volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volunteer. 8. How can you "operationalize" verbal aggression? A) Kicking someone. B) Giving someone the silent treatment. C) Yelling at someone. D) The number of insulting comments per hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of insulting comments per hour. 9. After reading the method section of a quantitative research report, you should know: A) How the researcher analyzed the data. B) What the researcher did to collect the data. C) The researcher's interpretation of the statistical results. D) Which literature supports the researcher's hypotheses. E) Why the researcher conducted the study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What the researcher did to collect the data. 10. What is the most common form in SLA mixed-methods researches? A) Triangulation design. B) Explanatory design. C) Exploratory design. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triangulation design. 11. The Naturalistic-Observation Method takes place ..... A) In the field. B) In a lab. C) In a house. D) With a mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the field. 12. Which psychological perspective highlights the manner in which people encode, process, store, and retrieve information? A) Behavioral. B) Evolutionary. C) Psychodynamic. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive. 13. ..... involves random allocation of participants into groups and a comparison b/w these groups. A) Correlational measures design. B) Repeated measures design. C) Matched pair design. D) Independent measures design. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent measures design. 14. In sequential embedded design, Qualitative data can be collected ..... Quantitative data? A) Before. B) After. C) Both A & B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 15. An extra, unexpected variable that can lead to false conclusions and therefore render the experiment invalid (has an unwanted impact on the DV) A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Confounding. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confounding. 16. When one variable increases and another variable also increases, this relationship between the two variables is called ..... A) Oppositional relationship. B) Follow-the-leader research. C) Positive correlation. D) Negative correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive correlation. 17. The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it yields a great deal of detailed descriptive information and they are very useful in forming a hypothesis A) Experiments. B) Case Study. C) Survey. D) Observational. E) Correlational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Case Study. 18. In what type of study does a researcher study an individual subject in depth? A) Case study. B) Survey. C) Laboratory observation. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Case study. 19. Which analysis procedure focuses on decreasing the number of dimensions in the quantitative and or qualitative data? A) Data consolidation. B) Data reduction. C) Data integration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Data reduction. 20. Which of the following is included in research proposal? A) Introduction & Literature review. B) Introduction. C) Literature review. D) Data analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction & Literature review. 21. When scores are "bunched up"in the center of a distribution, the A) Mean will be relatively low. B) Standard deviation will be relatively low. C) Correlation coefficiaent will be a negative number. D) Standard deviation will be relatively high. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standard deviation will be relatively low. 22. Cluster, stratified, simple random, systematic, and proportional are all types of A) Unbiased samples. B) Haphazard samples. C) Convenience samples. D) Biased samples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unbiased samples. 23. Mixed methods researchers usually agree with the ..... A) Realism thesis. B) Compatibility thesis. C) Incompatibility thesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compatibility thesis. 24. A study uses qualitative observation methods, followed by quantitative data analysis methods. This is an example of what kind of study conduct. A) Sequential. B) Concurrent. C) Synchronized. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sequential. 25. "Monday Morning Quarterback" rarely act surprised about the outcome of the weekend football games. This tendency to believe they knew how the game would turn out is best explained by which psychological principle? A) Hindsight Bias. B) Intuition. C) Overconfidence. D) Illusory Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindsight Bias. 26. The conductor has no input or control over the environment in this situation A) Experiment. B) Judgment. C) Observational study. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observational study. 27. The bad question which lead the participants to agree or respond in a certain way is ..... A) Biased question. B) Double-barreled question. C) Absolute question. D) Leading question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leading question. 28. The type of question that provide more freedom for the respondent to answer is called ..... A) Closed question. B) Open question. C) Questionnaire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open question. 29. Which of these methods would collect data from a very large sample? The census is an example of this method A) Short answer response. B) Survey. C) Questionnaire. D) Speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 30. Every possible group of units of the required size has the same chance of being the selected sample as any other sample of the same size. A) Simple Random. B) Thoughtful. C) Typical. D) Proportional. 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