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Student Study Guide Quiz

The Research Process - Chapter 14 - Student Study Guide Quiz

Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the Submit my answers button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

The length and degree of detail in a report depend on the hypothesis.
a) True
b) False

Question 2:

The methodology section of a research report takes the ordinary human issue and locates it in a body of theory and previous research.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

The hypothesis or research question is a restatement of the human issue in the form of a researchable issue.
a) True
b) False

Question 4:

‘Description and presentation of data’ include a simple description of data, leaving speculation and discussion for the next section.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

The conclusion should not include possible policy implications.
a) True
b) False

Question 6:

An appendix may include copies of questionnaires or letters seeking permission to conduct the research for your report.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

The ________ section of a research report describes, and give reasons for, your choices in the selection and operationalization of variables.
a) statement of problem
b) review of relevant literature
c) methodology
d) data presented and summarized in words
e) conclusion, limitations, and implications

Question 8:

The ________ section helps to transform the human issue into a researchable question or hypothesis.
a) statement of problem
b) review of relevant literature
c) methodology
d) data presented and summarized in words
e) conclusion, limitations, and implications

Question 9:

The hypothesis or research question is a restatement of the human issue in the form of a ________.
a) research objective
b) research report
c) researchable issue
d) conclusion

Question 10:

In the description and presentation of data section, you ________.
a) describe how the data were collected
b) present your findings
c) speculate on possible future research
d) all of the above
e) a and b above

Question 11:

________ are convenient places to put material that is relevant to your report, but that would interrupt the flow of your writing or take up too much space in the body of the report.
a) Conclusions
b) Literature reviews
c) Bibliographies
d) Appendices
e) All of the above