Deck 2: Planning a Study

Question 1

One of the features that a researcher should consider in selecting an appropriate study topic is

A)where he lives.
B)his history.
C)aggregates.
D)cost of obtaining the data.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following might be considered a type of periodical that a researcher might consider in a literature search?

A)novels
B)peer-reviewed scholarly journal
C)Facebook page
D)my personal blog

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is not needed for a causal explanation?

A)time order
B)the dependent variable.
C)association
D)the qualitative variable.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Researchers test hypotheses in two ways: a straightforward way and

A)by using the null hypothesis.
B)by using dependent variables.
C)by using qualitative analysis.
D)by taking a nonlinear path.

Question 5

In the cause-effect statement the cause variable is

A)the independent variable.
B)the dependent variable.
C)the quantitative variable.
D)the qualitative variable.

Question 6

When does a researcher focus the research question when his/her research uses quantitative data?

A)early in the process
B)proceed slowly and focus on a research question after s/he gathers data
C)once the research is exactly 25 percent complete
D)never

Question 7

Inductive and deductive

A)are two approaches to reasoning in a study method.
B)cannot be used together.
C)reasoning are the same thing.
D)refer to quantitative research only.

Question 8

Which of the following topics is an appropriate topic for social research?

A)For what four reasons do first graders like reading Dr.Seuss?
B)Why do I have a headache every Monday morning?
C)Why do my neighbors drive a red car?
D)Why does Dr.Marsh appear to be incompetent?

Question 9

In a grounded theory explanation a researcher builds the explanation by

A)doing a background check.
B)making comparisons.
C)checking on the internet.
D)finding a common element and ruling it out.

Question 10

Mr.Love is putting together a reference list,but he is unsure of exactly what he should be doing.Which of the following are appropriate?

A)He should create his own format style.
B)He should ensure that he is using the correct order of references.
C)All references should start with capital letters and be in reverse alphabetical order.
D)No more than 10 references should ever be listed.

Question 11

Mr.Marsh is starting his literature review on the topic of children and tooth decay.He has found lots and lots of information and now he is really confused as to his next step.What do you think that he should have done first?

A)design his search
B)locate research reports
C)done peer review
D)refined the topic

Question 12

What questions should you ask when taking notes while reading material for your literature review?

A)How many researchers worked on this project?
B)What is the study's basic design?
C)How long did it take the author to do the research?
D)Which of the researchers designed the experiment or survey?

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true? Scholarly journals

A)are commonly found in college or university libraries.
B)have a reference or bibliography section that lists sources in detail.
C)have peer-reviewed articles within them.
D)are not part of any index location system.

Question 14

Spuriousness is

A)the dependent variable.
B)the independent variable.
C)the cause of both the independent and dependent variables.
D)something that should be encouraged in all research.

Question 15

If a researcher's question is about reasons for an increase in the birth rate in Phoenix,AZ,then the dependent variable is

A)the birth rate in Phoenix.
B)the reason for increase.
C)the number of babies in the world.
D)twins.

Question 16

A causal explanation

A)has no link to time order.
B)has at least ten variables.
C)specifies how the variables are connected.
D)has a null hypothesis involved.

Question 17

Qualitative research is NOT

A)usually inductive.
B)causal.
C)usually number-related.
D)used to discover the meaning of a social setting.

Question 18

For what reason(s)would a researcher NOT conduct a literature review?

A)It provides examples of research designs,measures,and techniques.
B)It may stimulate curiosity.
C)It presents what is known of the topic.
D)It is more fun to read than a novel.

Question 19

What question will help identify the independent variable?

A)Do all the researchers agree that the variable is independent?
B)Can the variable stand on its own?
C)Does it come earlier in time?
D)How many variables are there?

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Six Step Process of Literature Review?

A)refine the topic
B)read books
C)design your study
D)organize notes,synthesize,and write the review

Question 21

Units of analysis are not critical for thinking through a research study.

Question 22

A topic that is appropriate for social research generalizes social patterns that operate in aggregates and are empirically observable.

Question 23

Scholarly journals typically do not require peer review before publishing research.

Question 24

Synthesizing and writing the literature review is the first and easiest step of the literature review process.

Question 25

List the two of the five characteristics of a causal explanation.

Question 26

Give two reasons why a researcher conducts a literature review.

Question 27

A study that is deductive starts with evidence and then slowly builds toward generalizations or summary ideas.

Question 28

Micro level and macro level are terms used in

A)level of analysis.
B)lack of analysis.
C)microscopy.
D)macroscopy

Question 29

Qualitative researchers usually examine cases and contexts while quantitative researchers usually look at variables.

Question 30

An independent variable is the "cause" in a cause-effect study.

Question 31

Practical limitations on study design include

A)having too many research subjects.
B)addressing ethical concerns.
C)lack of personal interest.
D)missing literature to review.

Question 32

When a researcher reads a scholarly journal,he or she should

A)ignore anything that might conflict with the researcher's opinion.
B)only take into account information presented in the article.
C)form a mental image of the article's topic.
D)read the article only once.

Question 33

Explain empirically observable-what does it mean?

Question 34

Dr.Marsh has decided that he would like to study how much time he wastes every day.Is his research topic acceptable? Why or why not?

Question 35

Government documents are very rare (often protected by Homeland Security rules),and are typically not a source that a researcher would use in a literature review.

Question 36

Grounded theory has nothing to do with electricity and grounding circuits.

Question 37

Define aggregates in the context of choosing a research topic.

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT true for quantitative research?

A)Approach is deductive.
B)Path is linear.
C)Ideas are expressed in the form of district variables.
D)Data is in the form of words and images.

Question 39

The unit of analysis

A)may change during the research process.
B)has no meaning in quantitative research.
C)is the same as the level of analysis.
D)is the unit on which a researcher measures variables and gathers data.

Question 40

Mr.Marsh is conducting a research study that he describes as a quantitative study that describes historical events in a time line.Is his statement that this research is quantitative in nature most aptly true or false?

Question 41

_______ are something in which we see a regularity,structure,or form.

Question 42

In a short paragraph,describe an intervening variable.

Question 43

Using ______ data,a researcher rearranges,examines,and discusses numbers by using charts,tables,and statistics to see patterns.

Question 44

When two variables appear to be causally connected but in reality,they are not because an unseen third factor is the true cause,this is called________.

Question 45

Most ______ research studies are reported in journals.

Question 46

The______ is the level of reality that a researcher examines.

Question 47

______ types of research are more likely to appear in a book format because they are the results of long complex studies.

Question 48

A(n)______ is a tentative statement of a relationship between two variables.

Question 49

______ is usually the first step in the Six Step Process for conducting a literature review.

Question 50

A(n)______ is typically causal in nature when used in quantitative research.

Question 51

A cause variable is the independent variable,and the result effect variable is a dependent variable.A third type of variable,______,appears in complex relations and shows a link between the independent and dependent variables.

Question 52

In general,with quantitative data a researcher follows a(n)______ path.

Question 53

What is a variable in quantitative research? Give an example.

Question 54

A(n)______ study starts with a summary idea or an "educated guess" of what a researcher thinks might occur and then moves toward specific,observable evidence to test or verify the ideas.

Question 55

What is the difference between a linear path and a nonlinear path in research?

Question 56

List two questions that help identify the independent variable.

Question 57

The______ is the unit on which the researcher measures variables and gathers data.

Question 58

If two variables have no influence over each other and there is not relationship between the two variables,this is called a(n)______ hypothesis.

Question 59

Name three sources for research literature reviews,and their uses.

Question 60

______research's main goal is to test the hypothesis that the researcher started with.

Question 61

Discuss the 8 questions found in developing a research proposal- what are they and what is each's relevance to the proposal?

Question 62

Discuss peer review and "blind review" process.

Question 63

Dr.Van Offer asks you to do a literature search on a topic that he is considering for a research study.He is especially interested in research that has been conducted recently by Ph.D.candidates.What types of documents would you look for? Where would you look for them?

Question 64

Dr.Van Offer is a medical researcher and is very interested in which of two new drugs is better in treating high blood pressure.He asks 60 men with high blood pressure to join the experiment and then he assigns each to a group of 30.He gives one group the first drug and the other group the other drug.What is the independent variable and what is the dependent variable in this study? Why?

Question 65

What is a journal abstract and what does it include?