Question 1

For which of the following problems would historical research be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trends in patterns of financing Nebraska public schools 
B)  Current concepts of "faculty motivation" of public high school principals in Texas 
C)  Effects of "social acceptance" on tendencies to "withdraw" 
D)  The developmental needs of eighth-graders in San Francisco, California 
A)  Trends in patterns of financing Nebraska public schools 
B)  Current concepts of "faculty motivation" of public high school principals in Texas 
C)  Effects of "social acceptance" on tendencies to "withdraw" 
D)  The developmental needs of eighth-graders in San Francisco, California A

Question 2

Matching
-Secondary source

Accepted Answer

A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information 
A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information B

Question 3

Which of the following is a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

A)  A teacher's description of misbehavior in the school cafeteria 
B)  A principal's summary of actions taken by the school board 
C)  A student's report card 
D)  A school record of absences 
A)  A teacher's description of misbehavior in the school cafeteria 
B)  A principal's summary of actions taken by the school board 
C)  A student's report card 
D)  A school record of absences B

Question 4

Historical research is usually limited in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  researcher bias 
B)  little or no control over sampling 
C)  lack of control of threats to internal validity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  researcher bias 
B)  little or no control over sampling 
C)  lack of control of threats to internal validity 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not an essential step in historical research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limiting the problem to be studied 
B)  Defining terms 
C)  Checking validity 
D)  Statistical analysis 
A)  Limiting the problem to be studied 
B)  Defining terms 
C)  Checking validity 
D)  Statistical analysis

Question 6

Which of the following presents the greatest difficulty in forming definitive conclusions in historical research?

Accepted Answer

A)  The obtainable evidence pertaining to historical events is often incomplete. 
B)  The scientific method does not fit historical problems. 
C)  The most readily available evidence for historical studies is usually primary data only. 
D)  The type of reasoning involved in historical research makes it impossible to use hypotheses. 
A)  The obtainable evidence pertaining to historical events is often incomplete. 
B)  The scientific method does not fit historical problems. 
C)  The most readily available evidence for historical studies is usually primary data only. 
D)  The type of reasoning involved in historical research makes it impossible to use hypotheses.

Question 7

Which of the following questions does not apply to internal criticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Did the author have a biased point of view? 
B)  Could the event(s) have taken place as described? 
C)  Where was the document written? 
D)  Would people have behaved as described? 
A)  Did the author have a biased point of view? 
B)  Could the event(s) have taken place as described? 
C)  Where was the document written? 
D)  Would people have behaved as described?

Question 8

Which of the following questions does not apply to external criticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  What was the intent of the document? 
B)  Was the author emotionally involved in the events described? 
C)  Under what conditions was the document written? 
D)  When was the document written? 
A)  What was the intent of the document? 
B)  Was the author emotionally involved in the events described? 
C)  Under what conditions was the document written? 
D)  When was the document written?

Question 9

In external criticism, one asks:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the document authentic? 
B)  is the document telling the truth? 
C)  does the document agree with other contemporary sources? 
D)  does the document yield information that agrees with one's hypothesis? 
A)  is the document authentic? 
B)  is the document telling the truth? 
C)  does the document agree with other contemporary sources? 
D)  does the document yield information that agrees with one's hypothesis?

Question 10

Which threat to internal validity is most serious in historical studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data collector bias 
B)  Subject characteristics 
C)  History 
D)  Maturation 
A)  Data collector bias 
B)  Subject characteristics 
C)  History 
D)  Maturation

Question 11

Which is not a common purpose of historical research?

Accepted Answer

A)  To test hypotheses 
B)  To determine cause-effect relationships 
C)  To aid in prediction 
D)  To avoid unnecessary repetition 
A)  To test hypotheses 
B)  To determine cause-effect relationships 
C)  To aid in prediction 
D)  To avoid unnecessary repetition

Question 12

Matching
-External criticism

Accepted Answer

A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information 
A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information

Question 13

In historical research, the use of secondary sources is preferred to the use of primary sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The main advantage of the historical method is that it is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the only way to investigate certain questions 
B)  less intrusive than other methods 
C)  easier to use than other methods 
D)  inexpensive 
A)  the only way to investigate certain questions 
B)  less intrusive than other methods 
C)  easier to use than other methods 
D)  inexpensive

Question 15

Historical resear

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is unique to historical research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information of questionable validity 
B)  Researcher bias 
C)  Inevitable loss of data 
D)  Reliance on written information 
A)  Information of questionable validity 
B)  Researcher bias 
C)  Inevitable loss of data 
D)  Reliance on written information

Question 17

One purpose of historical research is to test hypotheses concerning relationships or trends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Matching
-Primary source

Accepted Answer

A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information 
A)  An eyewitness account 
B)  A document prepared by an individual who was not a direct witness to an event 
C)  The accuracy of the contents of a document 
D)  The genuineness of documents 
E)  Any object whose physical or visual characteristics provide information

Question 19

A researcher is studying a speech known to have been delivered by Vice President Spiro Agnew in 1971. She is attempting to establish whether those parts of the speech that referred to American education truly represent the state of education in the United States at that time. She is doing:

Accepted Answer

A)  content analysis 
B)  causal analysis 
C)  internal criticism 
D)  external criticism 
A)  content analysis 
B)  causal analysis 
C)  internal criticism 
D)  external criticism

Question 20

In general, historical research makes use of more different kinds of evidence than most other research methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Historical Research

For which of the following problems would historical research be most appropriate?

Matching -Secondary source

Which of the following is a secondary source?

Historical research is usually limited in terms of:

Which of the following is not an essential step in historical research?

Which of the following presents the greatest difficulty in forming definitive conclusions in historical research?

Which of the following questions does not apply to internal criticism?

Which of the following questions does not apply to external criticism?

In external criticism, one asks:

Which threat to internal validity is most serious in historical studies?

Which is not a common purpose of historical research?

Matching -External criticism

In historical research, the use of secondary sources is preferred to the use of primary sources.

The main advantage of the historical method is that it is:

Historical resear

Which of the following is unique to historical research?

One purpose of historical research is to test hypotheses concerning relationships or trends.

Matching -Primary source

A researcher is studying a speech known to have been delivered by Vice President Spiro Agnew in 1971. She is attempting to establish whether those parts of the speech that referred to American education truly represent the state of education in the United States at that time. She is doing:

In general, historical research makes use of more different kinds of evidence than most other research methods.

The Nature of Research

The Research Problem

Locating and Reviewing the Literature

Ethics and Research

Variables and Hypotheses

Sampling

Instrumentation

Validity and Reliability

Internal Validity

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Statistics in Perspective

Experimental Research

Single-Subject Research

Correlational Research

Causal-Comparative Research

Survey Research

The Nature of Qualitative Research

Observation and Interviewing

Content Analysis

Ethnographic Research

Mixed-Methods Research

Action Research

Preparing Research Proposals and Reports

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