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Student Study Guide Quiz

The Research Process - Chapter 3 - Student Study Guide Quiz

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Question 1:

In its usual form, a hypothesis states that something about the independent concept produces a change in the dependent concept.
a) True
b) False

Question 2:

Just because a concept is independent in one case does not mean that it should always be treated as independent.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

Qualitative research is best guided by a hypothesis.
a) True
b) False

Question 4:

When the goal of research is explanatory, rather than descriptive, a statement of the objective can serve to guide the research.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

All research must have a hypothesis.
a) True
b) False

Question 6:

‘Unpacking’ a problem helps the researcher to ________.
a) collect valuable data
b) analyze data efficiently
c) focus on observation
d) clarify and focus a problem

Question 7:

A ________ is an idea that stands for something, or represents a class of things or a general categorization of an impression of something.
a) concept
b) hypothesis
c) category
d) problem

Question 8:

What is/are the way(s) to narrow and clarify a problem? By ________.
a) describing the problems in direct questions
b) reviewing the literature
c) collecting relevant data
d) all of the above
e) a and b above

Question 9:

The relationship between concepts cannot be described as positive or negative if the independent concept is a ________.
a) dependent concept
b) qualitative concept
c) categorical concept
d) quantitative concept

Question 10:

The research objective is practiced in ________.
a) quantitative research
b) qualitative research
c) empirical research
d) scientific research