Exam 1: Why Do Research

Descriptive research

Empirical evidence involves moral,religious or ideological reasoning.

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

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

Who are the primary consumers of basic and applied research?

Empirical evidence

______________________uses an argument as well as critical thinking.

An ongoing process of accumulating information is___________research.

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 communityȇs social and moral attitudes toward gambling.What is the purpose of this research (exploring,describing,explaining,evaluating)? Explain your answer.

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 didnȇt get anywhere - nothing made sense.Which of the following steps in the research process do you think that Dr.Marsh skipped?

______________________is one way of producing knowledge.

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

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

The textbook offers the examples of teenage sex education and the DARE program 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)?

Applied researchers rarely

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?

The product of research process is___________.

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

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

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)