Question 1

What is the major difference between applied and basic research?

Accepted Answer

A)  basic research takes longer to complete 
B)  applied research is less important 
C)  basic research is more traditional 
D)  basic research has no immediate application 
A)  basic research takes longer to complete 
B)  applied research is less important 
C)  basic research is more traditional 
D)  basic research has no immediate application

Question 2

What is a characteristic of quasi-experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A)  does not establish cause and effect relationships 
B)  assignment to groups based on some pre-determined characteristic 
C)  has the highest degree of control over the factors being examined 
D)  assignment to groups is random in nature 
A)  does not establish cause and effect relationships 
B)  assignment to groups based on some pre-determined characteristic 
C)  has the highest degree of control over the factors being examined 
D)  assignment to groups is random in nature

Question 3

Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A)  formulating a hypothesis, collecting relevant information, testing the hypothesis, working with the hypothesis 
B)  reconsidering the theory, asking new questions, identifying the important factors, collecting relevant information 
C)  asking the question, identifying the important factors, asking new questions, testing the hypothesis 
D)  asking new questions, reconsidering the theory, working with the hypothesis, testing the hypothesis 
A)  formulating a hypothesis, collecting relevant information, testing the hypothesis, working with the hypothesis 
B)  reconsidering the theory, asking new questions, identifying the important factors, collecting relevant information 
C)  asking the question, identifying the important factors, asking new questions, testing the hypothesis 
D)  asking new questions, reconsidering the theory, working with the hypothesis, testing the hypothesis

Question 4

What is one characteristic of poor research?

Accepted Answer

A)  based on the work of other researchers 
B)  incremental 
C)  a political activity 
D)  leads to additional questions 
A)  based on the work of other researchers 
B)  incremental 
C)  a political activity 
D)  leads to additional questions

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A)  survey of the current state of events 
B)  high level of control over variables 
C)  provides a broad picture of a concept 
D)  describes a group's characteristics 
A)  survey of the current state of events 
B)  high level of control over variables 
C)  provides a broad picture of a concept 
D)  describes a group's characteristics

Question 6

Madison is interested in how many of the children in her school come from single-parent, intact, and blended families. What method of research would she use?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  experimental 
D)  descriptive 
A)  correlational 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  experimental 
D)  descriptive

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the scientific method of inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  complete once the hypothesis has been tested 
B)  will vary depending on the specific research question 
C)  systematic process that is used to answer questions 
D)  different in basic research than in applied research 
A)  complete once the hypothesis has been tested 
B)  will vary depending on the specific research question 
C)  systematic process that is used to answer questions 
D)  different in basic research than in applied research

Question 8

Why do scientists use inferential statistics?

Accepted Answer

Scientists use inferential statistics to

Question 9

High quality research has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult to replicate 
B)  typically influenced by special interest groups 
C)  is linear in nature 
D)  based on the work of others 
A)  difficult to replicate 
B)  typically influenced by special interest groups 
C)  is linear in nature 
D)  based on the work of others

Question 10

What is the most important step in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  testing the hypothesis 
B)  data collection 
C)  formulating the hypothesis 
D)  asking the question 
A)  testing the hypothesis 
B)  data collection 
C)  formulating the hypothesis 
D)  asking the question

Question 11

Why is it important that research be replicable?

Accepted Answer

Research replicability is a cornerstone

Question 12

Joshua wants to compare past and present trends in the education of gifted children. This is an example of what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  historical 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  experimental 
D)  correlational 
A)  historical 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  experimental 
D)  correlational

Question 13

Hannah assigns children to different teaching method groups and tests their math performance after six weeks. This is an example of what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive 
B)  historical 
C)  experimental 
D)  uncontrolled 
A)  descriptive 
B)  historical 
C)  experimental 
D)  uncontrolled

Question 14

What is another term for basic research?

Accepted Answer

A)  real research 
B)  pure research 
C)  applied research 
D)  baseline research 
A)  real research 
B)  pure research 
C)  applied research 
D)  baseline research

Question 15

Samantha is interested in studying the relationship between gender differences and verbal ability. This is an example of what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  correlational 
D)  gender research 
A)  descriptive 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  correlational 
D)  gender research

Question 16

Which of the following methods provides information about past trends?

Accepted Answer

A)  historical 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  descriptive 
A)  historical 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  descriptive

Question 17

What is another name for research that occurs "post hoc"?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  correlational 
C)  quasi-experimental 
D)  historical 
A)  experimental 
B)  correlational 
C)  quasi-experimental 
D)  historical

Question 18

Why would data reflect a relationship between number of crimes committed and ice cream consumption?

Accepted Answer

The observation that data reflect a rela

Question 19

The scientific method is described in the textbook as:

Accepted Answer

A)  restricted to use in correlational research 
B)  having no immediate application at the time research is completed 
C)  a standard sequence of steps in formulating and answering a question 
D)  the study of phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur 
A)  restricted to use in correlational research 
B)  having no immediate application at the time research is completed 
C)  a standard sequence of steps in formulating and answering a question 
D)  the study of phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur

Question 20

How many steps are included in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  8 
D)  9 
A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  8 
D)  9

What is the major difference between applied and basic research?

What is a characteristic of quasi-experimental research?

Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry.

What is one characteristic of poor research?

Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental research?

Madison is interested in how many of the children in her school come from single-parent, intact, and blended families. What method of research would she use?

Which of the following is true of the scientific method of inquiry?

Why do scientists use inferential statistics?

High quality research has which of the following characteristics?

What is the most important step in the research process?

Why is it important that research be replicable?

Joshua wants to compare past and present trends in the education of gifted children. This is an example of what type of research?

Hannah assigns children to different teaching method groups and tests their math performance after six weeks. This is an example of what type of research?

What is another term for basic research?

Samantha is interested in studying the relationship between gender differences and verbal ability. This is an example of what type of research?

Which of the following methods provides information about past trends?

What is another name for research that occurs "post hoc"?

Why would data reflect a relationship between number of crimes committed and ice cream consumption?

The scientific method is described in the textbook as:

How many steps are included in the research process?

The Research Process: Coming to Terms

A: Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research

B: Ethics: the Basic Principles

Sampling and Generalizability

Measurement, Reliability, and Validity

Methods of Measuring Behavior

Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics

Introducing Inferential Statistics

Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods

Nonexperimental Research: Qualitative Methods

Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods

Quasi-Experimental Research: a Close Cousin to Experimental Research

Writing a Research Proposal

Writing a Research Manuscript

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Exam 1: The Role and Importance of Research

What is the major difference between applied and basic research?

What is a characteristic of quasi-experimental research?

Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry.

What is one characteristic of poor research?

Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental research?

Madison is interested in how many of the children in her school come from single-parent, intact, and blended families. What method of research would she use?

Which of the following is true of the scientific method of inquiry?

Why do scientists use inferential statistics?

High quality research has which of the following characteristics?

What is the most important step in the research process?

Why is it important that research be replicable?

Joshua wants to compare past and present trends in the education of gifted children. This is an example of what type of research?

Hannah assigns children to different teaching method groups and tests their math performance after six weeks. This is an example of what type of research?

What is another term for basic research?

Samantha is interested in studying the relationship between gender differences and verbal ability. This is an example of what type of research?

Which of the following methods provides information about past trends?

What is another name for research that occurs "post hoc"?

Why would data reflect a relationship between number of crimes committed and ice cream consumption?

The scientific method is described in the textbook as:

How many steps are included in the research process?

The Research Process: Coming to Terms

A: Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research

B: Ethics: the Basic Principles

Sampling and Generalizability

Measurement, Reliability, and Validity

Methods of Measuring Behavior

Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics

Introducing Inferential Statistics

Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods

Nonexperimental Research: Qualitative Methods

Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods

Quasi-Experimental Research: a Close Cousin to Experimental Research

Writing a Research Proposal

Writing a Research Manuscript

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