Question 1

​Because there is often error associated with measurement and other aspects of research,social research is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​theoretical 
B)  ​empirical 
C)  ​probabilistic 
D)  ​causal 
A)  ​theoretical 
B)  ​empirical 
C)  ​probabilistic 
D)  ​causal C

Question 2

​Elsa periodically reviews documents on the National Institutes of Health website that describe issues the NIH wants to have addressed by researchers.Eliza is most likely looking at ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​meta-analyses 
B)  ​peer reviews 
C)  ​evidence-based guidelines 
D)  ​requests for proposals 
A)  ​meta-analyses 
B)  ​peer reviews 
C)  ​evidence-based guidelines 
D)  ​requests for proposals D

Question 3

​Top-down reasoning that works from the more general to the more specific is referred to as _______________ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

​deductive

Question 4

The research-practice continuum starts with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​applied research 
B)  ​implementation research 
C)  ​basic research 
D)  ​policy research 
A)  ​applied research 
B)  ​implementation research 
C)  ​basic research 
D)  ​policy research

Question 5

What type of validity is most concerned with whether there is a relationship between the variables?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conclusion 
B)  ​construct 
C)  ​internal 
D)  ​external 
A)  ​conclusion 
B)  ​construct 
C)  ​internal 
D)  ​external

Question 6

​Bruce is conducting research about family interactions and wants to include both individual-level data and family-level data.He is most likely using _______________ modeling.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Bruce is conducting research about family interactions...

Question 7

Relational studies are designed primarily to document what is going on or what exists.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A(n)_______________ is the result of a systematic process that leads to a specific set of research-based recommendations for practice that usually includes some estimates of how strong the evidence is for each recommendation.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_______________ is the result of a systematic...

Question 9

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized and the levels of one variable affect the levels of the other?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​correlational 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​causal 
D)  ​probabilistic 
A)  ​correlational 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​causal 
D)  ​probabilistic

Question 10

A cross-sectional study is one that takes place at a single point in time.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An hypothesis is a specific statement of prediction.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Selah is aware that playing certain types of computer games can have an impact on mood,and she wonders whether these effects might vary with age.She recruits a group of college-age adults,a group of middle-aged adults,and a group of elderly adults to test her hypothesis.Selah's research is best described as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​longitudinal 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​repeated measures 
D)  ​time series 
A)  ​longitudinal 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​repeated measures 
D)  ​time series

Question 13

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of another is best described as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​positive 
B)  ​negative 
C)  ​curvilinear 
D)  ​accelerated 
A)  ​positive 
B)  ​negative 
C)  ​curvilinear 
D)  ​accelerated

Question 14

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​correlational 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​causal 
D)  ​probabilistic 
A)  ​correlational 
B)  ​cross-sectional 
C)  ​causal 
D)  ​probabilistic

Question 15

Bonita is participating in a longitudinal study that began when she was only two years old.Now in her late 20s,Bonita has undergone a series of cognitive tests every six months for more than 25 years.The study in which Bonita is participating is best described as a(n)____ study.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​repeated measures 
B)  ​cross sectional 
C)  ​time series 
D)  ​independent measures 
A)  ​repeated measures 
B)  ​cross sectional 
C)  ​time series 
D)  ​independent measures

Question 16

​A(n)_______________ hypothesis simply predicts that the experimental and control groups will differ,but does not predict the direction of the difference.

Accepted Answer

​
two-tail

Question 17

A positive relationship between two variables may also be referred to as an inverse relationship.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

​
Figure TB 1-1
-What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​no relationship 
B)  negative relationship​ 
C)  ​positive relationship 
D)  ​curvilinear relationship 
A)  ​no relationship 
B)  negative relationship​ 
C)  ​positive relationship 
D)  ​curvilinear relationship

Question 19

The purpose of peer review is for other researchers to exactly repeat the procedures of an experiment to see whether they get the same results.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with higher levels of another is best described as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​positive 
B)  ​negative 
C)  ​curvilinear 
D)  ​accelerated 
A)  ​positive 
B)  ​negative 
C)  ​curvilinear 
D)  ​accelerated

Because there is often error associated with measurement and other aspects of research,social research is ____.

Elsa periodically reviews documents on the National Institutes of Health website that describe issues the NIH wants to have addressed by researchers.Eliza is most likely looking at ____.

Top-down reasoning that works from the more general to the more specific is referred to as _______________ reasoning.

The research-practice continuum starts with ____.

What type of validity is most concerned with whether there is a relationship between the variables?

Bruce is conducting research about family interactions and wants to include both individual-level data and family-level data.He is most likely using _______________ modeling.

Relational studies are designed primarily to document what is going on or what exists.

A(n)_______________ is the result of a systematic process that leads to a specific set of research-based recommendations for practice that usually includes some estimates of how strong the evidence is for each recommendation.

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized and the levels of one variable affect the levels of the other?

A cross-sectional study is one that takes place at a single point in time.

An hypothesis is a specific statement of prediction.

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of another is best described as ____.

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized?

Bonita is participating in a longitudinal study that began when she was only two years old.Now in her late 20s,Bonita has undergone a series of cognitive tests every six months for more than 25 years.The study in which Bonita is participating is best described as a(n)____ study.

A(n)_______________ hypothesis simply predicts that the experimental and control groups will differ,but does not predict the direction of the difference.

A positive relationship between two variables may also be referred to as an inverse relationship.

Figure TB 1-1 -What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?

The purpose of peer review is for other researchers to exactly repeat the procedures of an experiment to see whether they get the same results.

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with higher levels of another is best described as ____.

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Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Introduction-To-Measurement

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

Survey-Research

Introduction-To-Design

Experimental-Design

Quasi-Experimental-Design

Introduction-To-Data-Analysis

Inferential-Analysis

Research-Communication

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Exam 1: Introduction

​Because there is often error associated with measurement and other aspects of research,social research is ____.

​Elsa periodically reviews documents on the National Institutes of Health website that describe issues the NIH wants to have addressed by researchers.Eliza is most likely looking at ____.

​Top-down reasoning that works from the more general to the more specific is referred to as _______________ reasoning.

The research-practice continuum starts with ____.​

What type of validity is most concerned with whether there is a relationship between the variables?​

​Bruce is conducting research about family interactions and wants to include both individual-level data and family-level data.He is most likely using _______________ modeling.

Relational studies are designed primarily to document what is going on or what exists.​

A(n)_______________ is the result of a systematic process that leads to a specific set of research-based recommendations for practice that usually includes some estimates of how strong the evidence is for each recommendation.​

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized and the levels of one variable affect the levels of the other?​

A cross-sectional study is one that takes place at a single point in time.​

An hypothesis is a specific statement of prediction.​

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of another is best described as ____.​

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized?​

Bonita is participating in a longitudinal study that began when she was only two years old.Now in her late 20s,Bonita has undergone a series of cognitive tests every six months for more than 25 years.The study in which Bonita is participating is best described as a(n)____ study.​

​A(n)_______________ hypothesis simply predicts that the experimental and control groups will differ,but does not predict the direction of the difference.

A positive relationship between two variables may also be referred to as an inverse relationship.​

​ Figure TB 1-1 -What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?​

The purpose of peer review is for other researchers to exactly repeat the procedures of an experiment to see whether they get the same results.​

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with higher levels of another is best described as ____.​

Ethics

Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Introduction-To-Measurement

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

Survey-Research

Introduction-To-Design

Experimental-Design

Quasi-Experimental-Design

Introduction-To-Data-Analysis

Inferential-Analysis

Research-Communication

Filters

Because there is often error associated with measurement and other aspects of research,social research is ____.

Elsa periodically reviews documents on the National Institutes of Health website that describe issues the NIH wants to have addressed by researchers.Eliza is most likely looking at ____.

Top-down reasoning that works from the more general to the more specific is referred to as _______________ reasoning.

The research-practice continuum starts with ____.

What type of validity is most concerned with whether there is a relationship between the variables?

Bruce is conducting research about family interactions and wants to include both individual-level data and family-level data.He is most likely using _______________ modeling.

Relational studies are designed primarily to document what is going on or what exists.

A(n)_______________ is the result of a systematic process that leads to a specific set of research-based recommendations for practice that usually includes some estimates of how strong the evidence is for each recommendation.

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized and the levels of one variable affect the levels of the other?

A cross-sectional study is one that takes place at a single point in time.

An hypothesis is a specific statement of prediction.

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of another is best described as ____.

What type of relationship occurs when two variables are synchronized?

Bonita is participating in a longitudinal study that began when she was only two years old.Now in her late 20s,Bonita has undergone a series of cognitive tests every six months for more than 25 years.The study in which Bonita is participating is best described as a(n)____ study.

A(n)_______________ hypothesis simply predicts that the experimental and control groups will differ,but does not predict the direction of the difference.

A positive relationship between two variables may also be referred to as an inverse relationship.

Figure TB 1-1 -What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?

The purpose of peer review is for other researchers to exactly repeat the procedures of an experiment to see whether they get the same results.

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with higher levels of another is best described as ____.