This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Methods > Methods Of Research – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Methods Of Research Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This concept implies that whatever we conclude on the basis of our findings is correct and can be verified by other researchers A) Controlled. B) Empirical. C) Reliable and valid. D) Systematic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reliable and valid. 2. A research study is to be conducted into the time spent by students on social media. Which of the following actions would contribute to the validity of the research? A) The participants have to be identified. B) A case study is conducted in a single school. C) Qualitative data is graphed based on findings. D) The student participants are to be randomly selected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The student participants are to be randomly selected. 3. Reliability measures A) Legitimacy. B) Accuracy. C) Consistency. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consistency. 4. ..... is used when the same group of participants is exposed to 2 or more conditions and the conditions are compared. A) Matched pair design. B) Repeated measures design. C) Correlational measures design. D) Independent measures design. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeated measures design. 5. When the accuracy of the observer's observations is influenced by their personal experiences and motives A) Prejudice. B) Observer effect. C) Observer bias. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observer bias. 6. What is a right to withdrawal? A) Participants are allowed to keep their identity secret. B) Participants don't know that a study is being conducted. C) Participants should be able to end their involvement at any stage. D) Participants are allowed to discuss how they found the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participants should be able to end their involvement at any stage. 7. According to the text, the SQ3R study method is effective because it A) Engages the whole brain, not just a small percentage. B) Increases the investment you are making in studying psychology. C) Utilizes active processing of the text information. D) Demonstrates the power of unconscious processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utilizes active processing of the text information. 8. When you feel most alert depends on your A) Sleep cycle. B) Circadian rhythm. C) Diet. D) Personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circadian rhythm. 9. Who did an ethnographic study using, on female bodybuilders? A) Zadesh. B) Bunsell (2013). C) Roseneil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bunsell (2013). 10. One advantage of doing a matched pairs design is: A) You need fewer participants than for a repeated measures. B) You can control some participant variables. C) Order effects are not a problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You can control some participant variables. 11. Which type of research is involved in finding a cure for Covid-19? A) Applied. B) Problem solving. C) Problem oriented. D) Basic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applied. 12. Through the combination of more than one research method in a single study, researchers can ensure that what occurs? A) They will collect some of the available relevant data. B) They will avoid covering every aspect and perspective. C) They will avoid making a mistake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will avoid making a mistake. 13. A gap or uncertainty which hampers the process of efficient decision making in a given body of knowledge A) Hypothesis. B) Research design. C) Research problem. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research problem. 14. Measures the average difference between each score and the mean of the data set. A) Median. B) Range. C) Standard deviation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standard deviation. 15. The primary advantage of this method of research is that it allows for more control than naturalistic observation A) Experiments. B) Survey. C) Correlational. D) Case Study. E) Laboratory Observations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Laboratory Observations. 16. By combining two or more research methods in a research study, researchers can prevent what from happening? A) They will collect all applicable data. B) They will cover several aspects about the participants. C) They will overlook a certain aspect and perspective about the participants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will overlook a certain aspect and perspective about the participants. 17. When would Sociologists do content analysis? A) To investigate norms in society. B) To investigate the media. C) To investigate the Government. D) To investigate equality and Human Rights in Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To investigate the media. 18. Which of the following is a disadvantage of interviews? A) You can read the interviewee's body languge. B) Opportunity to clarify questions. C) Obtain quantitative and qualitative data. D) Anonymity of interviewee is lost and may impact on responses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anonymity of interviewee is lost and may impact on responses. 19. What are two methods of self-reports? A) Tests and interviews. B) Experiments and questionnaires. C) Interviews and questionnaires. D) Case studies and experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interviews and questionnaires. 20. All those in a group being studied is referred to as the ..... A) Random sample. B) Representative sample. C) Population. D) Sampling bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 21. ..... is the group of people to which the findings of the study are expected to be generalized. A) Sample. B) Random sampling. C) Target population. D) Participants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Target population. 22. Drugs that cause relaxation and sleepiness are: A) Stimulants. B) Depressants. C) Opiates. D) Hallucinogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depressants. 23. Research is ..... A) An observation to an object which is based on questions. B) An organized and systematic way of finding answers to questions. C) An implementation of a strategy to see whether it works. D) A comparison between two events to see the differences between them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An organized and systematic way of finding answers to questions. 24. What refers to the appropriateness, meaningfulness, correctness, and usefulness of the inferences a researcher makes A) Completeness. B) Validity. C) Reliability. D) Exactness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Validity. 25. If the grading of diabetes is classified as mild, moderate and severe the scale of measurement used is A) Nominal. B) Ordinal. C) Ratio. D) Interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordinal. 26. Survey aims at ..... A) To find out the difference between groups after treatment is given. B) To find out the relationship between the two variables. C) To find out the phenomena happen in large population about an object. D) To find out the phenomena happen in small population about an object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find out the phenomena happen in large population about an object. 27. Betsy works in a human resources department. She plans training sessions, recruits people to work for the company, and implements techniques to boost morale around the office. Of the following, Betsy is most likely an ..... A) Educational Psychologist. B) Counseling Psychologist. C) Personality Psychologist. D) Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. 28. This method produces values that systematically differ from the population being sampled. A) Biased sample. B) Cluster sample. C) Valid sample. D) Variable sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biased sample. 29. The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that it does not permit researchers to draw conclusions regarding cause-and-effect relationships A) Survey. B) Correlational. C) Case Study. D) Observational. E) Experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correlational. 30. Customer letters are the example of A) External secondary data. B) Internal secondary data. C) Casual data. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal secondary data. ← 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