Deck 12: Getting the Project Started

Question 1

Source of spuriousness models identify:

A) variables attending to a causal relationship
B) variables attending to a non-causal relationship
C) ratio level variables and their effects
D) multiple dependent variable influences

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A researcher is ready to begin the data collection stage when:

A) permission to undertake the study has been granted
B) the necessary instruments are in place
C) when a complete schedule has been drafted
D) once staff have been hired
E) all of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

A replication study refers to:

A) test of folk wisdom
B) test of a theory
C) test of a partial theory
D) test of findings of a previous study

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A further factor involved in the selection of a research design is:

A) the amount of funding available
B) researcher abilities
C) availability of resources
D) time containing factors
E) all of the above

Question 5

The most convincing theory testing projects are those which:

A) employ a deductive approach
B) employ an inductive approach
C) make and support counter-intuitive predictions
D) affirm the results of previous studies

Question 6

The single most important element in problem selection is:

A) importance of problem to society
B) importance of problem to science
C) genuine interest in problem
D) having the time and resources to complete the project

Question 7

Partial theories are those which:

A) propose alternative explanations for unestablished relationships
B) propose alternative explanations for established relationships
C) test hypotheses not obvious in common-sense terms
D) test counter-intuitive assumptions

Question 8

Which is not a goal of a literature review?

A) identify areas where there seems to be consensus among researchers
B) identifying inconsistencies in the research literature
C) identify variables others have found to be relevant
D) developing a research hypothesis for your own project

Question 9

The candidate variable model refers to:

A) many dependent variables caused by an independent variable (candidate variable)
B) many independent variables influencing, to varying degree, the dependent variable
C) a partial theory test
D) a test for sources of spuriousness

Question 10

A path model is one which:

A) proposes a set of interaction effects of a variable network
B) is used by neurobiologists, and also refer to neural networks
C) states an increase in variable 1 leads to an increase in variable 2
D) the variables with influence do so in a minimizing manner known as a critical path

Question 11

The selection of a research design is driven primarily by:

A) the theory employed
B) the number of hypotheses to be tested
C) the ability of the researcher
D) the character and parameters of the problem

Question 12

Replication studies should involve:

A) a new component to previous research
B) an applied problem
C) an examination of variance within the dependent variable
D) experimental design

Question 13

The question "In romance, do opposites attract?" is a(n):

A) partial theory test
B) theory test
C) test of folk wisdom
D) applied test

Question 14

The question "What influences the popularity of a university professor" is an example of a:

A) partial theory test
B) current issue
C) dependent variable variation examination
D) test of folk wisdom

Question 15

Minimally, a research proposal should include:

A) a problem statement
B) a literature review
C) a methodology section
D) written hypotheses
E) all of the above

Question 16

Applied research problems are typically defined:

A) by the sponsor
B) by the researcher
C) by the scientific community
D) by government

Question 17

An antecedent variable model is diagrammed in which of the following manners:

A) > A > X > Y
B) > X > Y > A
C) > X > I > A
D) > A > Y > X

Question 18

As far as variable selection is concerned, variables are defined as:

A) concepts to be examined
B) hypotheses
C) alternative propositions
D) models of causality

Question 19

In preparing to discuss the research findings of your review of literature, it is best to:

A) proceed one article at a time
B) proceed one variable at a time
C) proceed one author at a time
D) all of the above, but in your own words only

Question 20

The step immediately following the selection of a problem and a research design is the:

A) review of literature
B) selection of variables
C) development of causal models
D) determination of precise questions