This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Census data is an example of A) Casual data. B) Primary data. C) Basic data. D) Secondary data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary data. 2. Repetition of the methods used in a previous experiment to see whether the same methods will yield the same results. A) Validity. B) Research. C) Replication. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replication. 3. A sociologist who decides to research the prevalence of teenage pregnancy across various generations in a society is pursuing A) An in-depth study. B) A cross-sectional study. C) A case study. D) A longitudinal study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A longitudinal study. 4. What is the benefit of choosing a mixed method approach in a proposal? A) Reliability increases with this type of approach. B) Qualitative and quantitative do not represent a complete study, and mixed methods do. C) Strengths from qualitative and quantitative approaches can be combined to develop a stronger understanding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strengths from qualitative and quantitative approaches can be combined to develop a stronger understanding. 5. Which of the non-probability sampling technique in which the samples have traits that are rare to find? A) Convenience Sampling. B) Snowball Sampling. C) Quota Sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snowball Sampling. 6. There are still some details of mixed research that remain to be worked out by research methodologists, including all of the following except ..... A) Problems of paradigm mixing. B) How to interpret conflicting results. C) Techniques of quantitatively analyzing qualitative data. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Techniques of quantitatively analyzing qualitative data. 7. If we were discussion how the parietal lobe (a portion of your brain) is responsible for the pain that you are feeling, which perspective would I be coming from. A) Behavioral. B) Evolutionary. C) Biological. D) Cogantive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. 8. Validity is achieved when: A) The independent variable does not vary. B) Researchers using a different number of questions ask participants about the same variable. C) The measurement does what it is intended to do. D) Researchers are consistent in their use of data collection procedures. E) Reliability is achieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The measurement does what it is intended to do. 9. Evaluates the results of the study or research A) Outline. B) Variable. C) Discussion. D) Literature Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discussion. 10. Which of the following can be the source of information A) Thinking. B) Data analysis. C) Survey. D) Compilation of results. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 11. What is a disadvantage of using a questionnaire to collect data for a research? A) Too few responses may be returned. B) Closed questions are difficult to tally. C) The answers from respondents cannot be compared. D) Quantitative data is difficult to interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too few responses may be returned. 12. This is a method used to prevent investigator bias A) Standardisation. B) Double-blind study. C) Single-blind study. D) Randomisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-blind study. 13. A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year-olds observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with the dolls. She then compares the two sets of numbers. Which type of descriptive research is she conducting? A) Case study. B) Experiment. C) Naturalistic observation. D) Random sample method. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturalistic observation. 14. Data in numerical form would be known as A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. C) Descriptive. D) Numerical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative. 15. What is anonymity? A) Not telling someone you are researching them. B) Keeping someone's identity secret. C) Not putting your name on your research. D) Telling all of the names. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping someone's identity secret. 16. Hypothesis:the louder a classroom environment is, the lower test scores will be. What is the independent variable? A) Level of noise in the classroom. B) Seating arrangement in the classroom. C) Test scores. D) Type of class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Level of noise in the classroom. 17. Cross-sectional studies are sometimes more useful than longitudinal studies because they A) Take less time. B) Have more variables. C) Are more risky. D) Cost more money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take less time. 18. Which type of data analysis is best represented by both quantitative and qualitative data being analyzed by quantitative data analysis techniques in the same study? A) Monoanalysis. B) Mixed data analysis. C) Multianalysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monoanalysis. 19. When each member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study, the individuals selected constitute a(n) ..... A) Random sample. B) Longitudinal method. C) Naturalistic method. D) Stratified sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Random sample. 20. Pierce calls people and asks them a specified list of questions concerning their opinions of how irritating telemarketers can be. What kind of research is Pierce conducting. A) Experiment. B) Case study. C) Survey. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 21. Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent? A) A description of the statistical analyses that will be carried out. B) A description of the purpose of the research. C) A description of the reliability and validity of test instruments. D) A list of publications that the researcher has had in the last ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A description of the purpose of the research. 22. What is specific characteristics of empirical social research compared to common research? A) Need to apply certain techniques or tools. B) Apply critical thinking. C) Evident based. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 23. Which is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation? A) It limits biased observations through careful record keeping. B) It doesn't identify the cause of observed behavior. C) It provides an overabundance of information. D) It deals with behavior not tampered with by outside influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It doesn't identify the cause of observed behavior. 24. Inferential statistics are? A) Used to describe the basic features of the data in a study. B) A way of making presumptions about populations based on samples. C) Describe the visible characteristics of a dataset. D) Summarize the characteristics of a data set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A way of making presumptions about populations based on samples. 25. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a field experiment? A) The IV is directly manipulated by the experimenter. B) It is ocnducted in a natural environment. C) Participants are often not aware that they are being studied. D) Extraneous variables can be well controlled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extraneous variables can be well controlled. 26. The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that the data is limited to only answering the question(s) asked. These limitations lead to biases, ambiguous conclusions, and low participation rates among research populations. A) Correlational. B) Experiments. C) Observational. D) Survey. E) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 27. A large-scale, structured research instrument, usually in the form of a questionnaire delivered either face-to-face with respondents or completed by respondents in the absence of the researcher. A) Structured interview. B) Social survey. C) Questionnaire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social survey. 28. The list shows the number of licenses issued every year to lobster boats in Massachusetts for a five-year period.551, 554, 529, 534, 530What is the range of this data? A) 25. B) 21. C) 540. D) 534. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 29. Teachers will get students to study more by offering extra credit. A) Humanistic perspective. B) Cognitive perspective. C) Behavioral perspective. D) Social-cultural perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral perspective. 30. The study in which the investigators attempt to find out after effect of intervention is known as: A) Ex-post Facto Research. B) Historical Research. C) Survey Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ex-post Facto Research. ← 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