Question 1

Which term is NOT used to refer to individuals being observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects 
B)  Participants 
C)  Respondents 
D)  Population 
A)  Subjects 
B)  Participants 
C)  Respondents 
D)  Population D

Question 2

The term "participants" is used when individuals have consented to participate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Flawed research can be

Accepted Answer

A)  Interesting 
B)  Helpful 
C)  Misleading 
D)  Vital 
A)  Interesting 
B)  Helpful 
C)  Misleading 
D)  Vital C

Question 4

Timing and circumstances of the observations are two things that will not affect the results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a possible constraint of a research plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical 
B)  Ethical 
C)  Legal 
D)  Financial 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Physical 
B)  Ethical 
C)  Legal 
D)  Financial 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

The difference between empirical research and everyday observations is __________________.

Accepted Answer

EMPIRICAL

Question 7

For an empirical research, the researcher plans

Accepted Answer

A)  What to observe 
B)  Whom to observe 
C)  How to observe 
D)  When to observe 
E)  Observations under particular circumstances
F) All of the above 
A)  What to observe 
B)  Whom to observe 
C)  How to observe 
D)  When to observe 
E)  Observations under particular circumstances
F) All of the above

Question 8

Empirical approach refers to acquiring knowledge based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory 
B)  Observation 
C)  Intuition 
D)  Agreement with others 
A)  Theory 
B)  Observation 
C)  Intuition 
D)  Agreement with others

Question 9

The term __________________ is appropriate to use to refer to those who did not consent to observations such as animals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term __________________ is appropriate to use...

Question 10

If the population being observed is large, the researcher

Accepted Answer

A)  Observes the entire population 
B)  Observes a sample of the population 
C)  Changes the research question 
D)  Changes the observation plan 
A)  Observes the entire population 
B)  Observes a sample of the population 
C)  Changes the research question 
D)  Changes the observation plan

Exam 1: The Empirical Approach to Knowledge

Which term is NOT used to refer to individuals being observed?

The term "participants" is used when individuals have consented to participate.

Flawed research can be

Timing and circumstances of the observations are two things that will not affect the results.

What is a possible constraint of a research plan?

The difference between empirical research and everyday observations is __________________.

For an empirical research, the researcher plans

Empirical approach refers to acquiring knowledge based on

The term __________________ is appropriate to use to refer to those who did not consent to observations such as animals.

If the population being observed is large, the researcher

Types of Empirical Research

Scales of Measurement

Descriptive, Correlational, and Inferential Statistics

Introduction to Sampling

Variations on Random Sampling

Sample Size

Standard Error of the Mean

Frequencies, Percentages, and Proportions

Shapes of Distributions

The Mean: An Average

Mean, Median, and Mode

Range and Interquartile Range

Standard Deviation

Z-Score

Correlation

Pearson-R

Scattergram

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Decisions About the Null Hypothesis

Introduction to the T-Test

Independent Samples T-Test

Dependent Samples T-Test

One Sample T-Test

Reports of the Results of T-Tests

One-Way Anova

Two-Way Anova

Chi-Square Test

Limitations of Significance Testing

Effect Size

Coefficient of Determination

Multiple Correlation

Simple and Multiple Regression

Filters