This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a good reference. A) Google Scholar. B) ArXiv. C) Wikipedia. D) JSTOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wikipedia. 2. A weakness of a correlation is: A) Can only investigate 'straight line' relationships. B) Cannot be developed into further research. C) Tells us nothing about cause and effect. D) Can only tell us about the direction of a relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tells us nothing about cause and effect. 3. Qualitative and Quantitative researches can be classified on the basis of A) Source of Information. B) Process of research. C) Analysis of data. D) Types of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Types of information. 4. Which of the following factors influence a researcher's choice of research method? A) Amount of time available. B) Availability of funds. C) Researcher's expertise. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Why are interviews effective as a research method? A) They are time efficient. B) They focus on qualitative data. C) They easily allow for quantitative information to be collected. D) They provide secondary research data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They focus on qualitative data. 6. Which of the following is most important when conducting survey research? A) Choosing a biased sample. B) Choosing a sample whoes answers will likely support your hypothesis. C) Choosing a representative sample. D) Choosing a large sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choosing a representative sample. 7. The question of whether the research has uncovered the truth about social life and is accurate in it's findings is known as what? A) Reliability. B) Certainty. C) Validity. D) Accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Validity. 8. The data collection method used to study nonverbal behaviours such as gestures and activities is called ..... A) Observation. B) Survey. C) Interview. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Content Analysis? A) It is qualitative. B) It is objective. C) It is systematic. D) It is quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is qualitative. 10. Careful observations of humans or animals in real life situations A) Case study. B) Survey. C) Naturalistic observation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naturalistic observation. 11. All of the following are types of mixed data analysis except ..... A) Multidata-mononanalysis. B) Monodata-multianalysis. C) Multidata-multianalysis. D) Monodata-monoanalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monodata-monoanalysis. 12. What type of variable is used on a study or test that ranks competitors from best to worst? A) Ordinal. B) Interval. C) Nominal. D) Ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordinal. 13. This is a method of research where the researcher carefully and systematically observes and records behavior without interfering A) Experiments. B) Observational. C) Correlational. D) Case Study. E) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observational. 14. Data is collected to know the brand awareness of the customers A) Primary data. B) Secondary data. C) Internal data. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary data. 15. This type of question should be avoided in surveys because of the technical nature of the language used A) Leading questions. B) Open-ended. C) Double-barrelled questions. D) Questions with jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questions with jargon. 16. If you choose a sample of the population that gives each person an equal chance of participating, this would be: A) A biased sample. B) A random sample. C) An optimal sample. D) An atypical sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A random sample. 17. What sense helps maintain balance? A) Audition. B) Proprioception. C) Vestibular. D) Olfaction. E) Kinesthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vestibular. 18. Analysing data from a mixed-methods research may be like the analysis of data from ..... A) Quantitative studies. B) Qualitative studies. C) Both A & B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 19. Pragmatism, pragmatic justification (what works for whom in specific contexts), mixture of universal (always be ethical) and community specific needs-based standards belong to. A) Ontology. B) Epistemology. C) Thought and behavior. D) Research focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistemology. 20. A qualitative researcher can collect data using A) Focus group discussion. B) Closed ended questionnaire. C) Experiement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus group discussion. 21. What does it mean if two variables have a positive correlation? A) The correlation between the two variables is greater than 1.0. B) As one variable increases, the other decreases. C) As one variable increases, so does the other. D) The correlation between the two variables is 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As one variable increases, so does the other. 22. The psychologist most likely to help an attorney make selections of jury members is a(n) ..... psychologist. A) Forensic. B) Educational. C) Counseling. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forensic. 23. Obtaining informed consent means the research must make sure to provide participants with: A) General overview of the study purpose and risks. B) Information about the study methods and design. C) Reports include the study results and conclusions. D) The choice of being in the control or intervention group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General overview of the study purpose and risks. 24. Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this? A) Psychodynamic. B) Behaviorism. C) Social. D) Structuralism. E) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 25. About what percentage of our sleep time is spent in REM? A) 80%. B) 90%. C) 50%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20%. 26. An operationalised variable is one that is A) Uncontrollable. B) Predictable. C) Correlational. D) Measurable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Measurable. 27. It is a type of research that investigates the basic reasons and principles behind the occurrence of a particular phenomenon or event A) Exploratory Research. B) Basic Research. C) Applied Research. D) Investigative Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basic Research. 28. An appropriate title of Experimental Research should give information related to A) Treatment & Dependent Variable. B) Dependent Variable & Intervening Variables. C) Methods of Controlling Intervening Variables. D) Duration of Treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treatment & Dependent Variable. 29. If you wanted qualitative data, what sort of questions would you put in a questionnaire? A) Open-ended. B) Likert Scale. C) Rhetorical. D) Closed-ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open-ended. 30. An ..... is a self-evident truth which is based upon a known fact or phenomenon A) Fact. B) Assumption. C) Idea. D) Hypothesis. 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