Deck 1: Why Do Research

Question 1

Critical thinking

A)involves superstition and witchcraft.
B)looks at an issue from one viewpoint only.
C)has little to do with research.
D)leads us to uncover hidden assumptions.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Empirical evidence

A)is data or evidence that can be tied to something that can be seen,touched,smelled,etc.
B)is always easily collected.
C)never needs to be documented.
D)does not need to be collected systematically.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Dr.Richards took his research in a completely new direction,and found himself asking the "What" question again and again to try to design a second study.His first study was considered a(n)________study.

A)explanatory
B)exploratory
C)qualitative
D)scholarly

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Dr.Van Offer is a medical doctor with an idea about how to improve his dermatology patients' care.He would like to perform a study.What type of study should he consider?

A)exploratory
B)descriptive
C)explanatory
D)experimental

Question 5

In real life the seven-step research plan often integrates steps,it is nonlinear.What step is the most important in ensuring that the research topic is narrowed to an appropriate area?

A)informing others
B)designing the study
C)analyzing the data
D)focusing the question

Question 6

Two types of research are typically done in the later stage of the learning process.They are

A)explanatory,evaluation.
B)descriptive,explanatory.
C)evaluation,descriptive.
D)exploratory,descriptive.

Question 7

Basic social research increases general knowledge and

A)its usefulness is usually immediately apparent.
B)requires that the researcher purchase expensive equipment.
C)the researchers are activist and interventionist oriented,solving immediate problems.
D)is the source of many new scientific ideas.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a step in the research process?

A)design study
B)collect data
C)take a course in research
D)interpret data

Question 9

Dr.Mottle is interested in studying the Amish migration into the Midwest during the 1900s.Which of the following would best fit her research?

A)experimental/quantitative research
B)content analysis/quantitative research
C)ethnographic field research/qualitative research
D)historical research/qualitative research

Question 10

Which of the following studies might be considered explanatory research?

A)Why are some women always late for their annual physical?
B)Do athletes like a specific beverage?
C)Does the anti-smoking policy in Arizona work?
D)When is the best time to implement a new student policy?

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a major purpose of research?

A)to explore a new issue
B)to find hidden treasure
C)to see if a program works as it should
D)to explain why an event happens in a certain way

Question 12

A study that is developed to determine whether a new immigration law is effective is considered what type of study?

A)evaluative
B)descriptive
C)comprehensive
D)exploratory

Question 13

Which of the following definitions DOES NOT fit the word "research"?

A)applying critical thinking and adopting an orientation
B)process of applying accepted techniques and principles
C)gathering preexisting information from academic journals
D)using faulty logic to make choices

Question 14

Dr.Marsh did an exploratory study on a topic that he thought was very interesting.He spent hours and hours collecting data and analyzing the data,but when he tried to interpret the data he didn't get anywhere- nothing made sense.Which of the following steps in the research process do you think that Dr.Marsh skipped?

A)informing others
B)designing the study
C)background research
D)selecting a topic

Question 15

Dr.Van Offer is conducting a survey research study.He will

A)ask people questions in a written format or in an interview format.
B)need thousands of participants.
C)summarize the data in PowerPoint presentations only.
D)need at least 5 assistants to help process the study.

Question 16

Quantitative data collection techniques include all BUT the following:

A)historical comparative research.
B)experiments.
C)surveys.
D)content analyses.

Question 17

Dr.Marsh designed a study to determine if the new healthcare guidelines impacted practitioner procedures.This study is most likely a(n)

A)evaluative study.
B)extractive study.
C)exact study.
D)descriptive study.

Question 18

Quantitative Research experiments

A)are also called survey research.
B)do not follow the logic found in natural science research.
C)require a well-defined research question.
D)have nothing to do with science.

Question 19

Ms.Goldsworth told her professor that she was having a difficult time determining what is true and how to evaluate data.She actually needs help with

A)critical reasoning.
B)qualitative research.
C)historical research.
D)forming an argument.

Question 20

This type of data collection typically requires that a researcher closely observes a small group of people over a length of time.

A)ethnographic field research
B)surveys
C)quantitative data collection
D)historical-comparative research

Question 21

Strong,solid evidence is directly correlated with quantitative research and has nothing to do with qualitative research.

Question 22

The purpose of empirical social research is to

A)have a real world application.
B)generate results stated as fixed absolutes.
C)be an ongoing process of accumulating information.
D)be the same as critical thinking.

Question 23

In 2-3 sentences describe the reasoning for critical thinking.

Question 24

Explanatory research asks the question and evaluation asks .

Question 25

Explanatory research

A)is compatible with exploratory and descriptive research.
B)identifies sources of social behaviors and beliefs.
C)answers the question "does it work?"
D)has an outcome of practical recommendations.

Question 26

Mr.Love,an assistant to Dr.Van Offer,was told that he needed to find empirical evidence.Which best defines the purpose of empirical evidence?

A)data or evidence that ultimately can be tied to something that can be seen,touched,smelled,heard,etc.
B)a list of food items
C)unusual work practices
D)evidence that is thrown together with no practical meaning.

Question 27

Two different types of research (e.g.descriptive and exploratory)can often blend together in practice.

Question 28

The final step in the research process is informing others.In one or two sentences,explain how that could be done effectively.

Question 29

The purpose of descriptive research is to

A)present a generalized picture of a situation.
B)blend together with explanatory research.
C)focus on whether something actually works.
D)be the same as exploratory research.

Question 30

An "argument" used in the research context means a set of logically connected statements that end with a logical conclusion.

Question 31

Applied science researchers often use the results in decision making.

Question 32

Basic research addresses a specific concern or offers solutions to a problem that has been identified by an employer,club,or some other organization or movement.

Question 33

The research process is finite-requiring no additional studies or results.

Question 34

In practical application the seven-step research process requires that one must finish one step before undertaking the next step.

Question 35

Who are the primary consumers of basic and applied research?

Question 36

Empirical evidence involves moral,religious or ideological reasoning.

Question 37

Describe exploratory research.What is its goal?

Question 38

Applied researchers rarely

A)conduct evaluations of data.
B)are recognized as leaders in the field of social research.
C)find anything of significance.
D)worry about building,testing,or connecting findings to a larger theory.

Question 39

Exploratory research focuses on who and how questions.

Question 40

Social research is evidence-based so answers that are derived are static,that is,they never change.

Question 41

______uses an argument as well as critical thinking.

Question 42

Briefly describe the difference between qualitative data and quantitative data.

Question 43

A medical research study that compares one drug to a new drug to see if the new drug is more effective is most likely what kind of research? What type of data collecting technique would be most applicable?

Question 44

Exploratory research is typically conducted______in the learning process.

Question 45

Content analysis,surveys,and experiments are all part of______data collection techniques.

Question 46

Research is an ongoing process,building on______.

Question 47

An ongoing process of accumulating information is______research.

Question 48

______ should be collected carefully and systematically according to generally accepted rules or standards.

Question 49

______and______are the two forms of evidence in social research.

Question 50

Why would it be important to inform others at the end of the research cycle?

Question 51

_______ are the primary consumers of basic research.

Question 52

______is one way of producing knowledge.

Question 53

Which is more important,the type of data collected or whether the data are trustworthy? Why?

Question 54

A research study that is conducted early in the learning process and asks the "What" question is typically a(n)______study.

Question 55

The product of research process is______.

Question 56

Experimental research is most closely associated with______ data collection techniques.

Question 57

If one were to develop a system of analyzing material in various Country Western lyrics,one would most aptly be using a(n)______ technique.

Question 58

Research that addresses a specific concern,like why something continues to happen,is considered______ research.

Question 59

Research that utilizes previously collected data organized in a different way to address a question is considered what type of data collection technique?

Question 60

A(n)______ is a set of logically connected statements that start simple and end with a clear conclusion that pulls everything together.

Question 61

Tyler Jenson is a casino investor.He is thinking of building a casino in Iowa where there are several other successful casinos,but he is unsure about the local attitudes on gambling.He would like to do a little research on the community's social and moral attitudes toward gambling.What is the purpose of this research (exploring,describing,explaining,evaluating)? Explain your answer.

Question 62

Dr.Wells is very interested in the smoking habits of gamblers and has decided to do a field study where she observes and surveys various gamblers over a period of time.What type of data collection and research technique do you think that she is using? If Dr.Wells publishes her study,what types of additional studies might be generated (be creative,think of other studies that might go well with smokers and gambling)?

Question 63

The textbook offers the examples of teenage sex education abstinence-only education as programs that really have not done what was intended of the programs.Compare the two programs,what do they have in common? What is different? What type of research was done (descriptive,etc)?

Question 64

What was the purpose of including the sex ed.example in the textbook? Are there lessons to be learned from the example?

Question 65

Discuss Basic Research vs.Applied Research-differences and similarities.