Exam 1: The Nature and Tools of Research

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Do recent technological advances (e.g., the World Wide Web, electronic databases)assure that future research will be of higher quality, or of greater utility, than past research?

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Question 21

Researchers ______ their phenomenon of interest on the basis of data analysis.

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Question 22

Sam wants to find high-quality research reports related to attribution theory that have been published in professional journals.Sam's best approach would be to:

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Question 23

Your chapter states: "Research is, by its nature, cyclical or, more exactly, helical." Explain why "cyclical" is an appropriate description of the research process.Then explain why "helical" is a better description.

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Question 24

To be considered true research, a project must:

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Question 25

Three of the following statements about measurement in the research setting are accurate.Which one is NOT accurate?

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Do recent technological advances (e.g., the World Wide Web, electronic databases)assure that future research will be of higher quality, or of greater utility, than past research?

Researchers ______ their phenomenon of interest on the basis of data analysis.

Sam wants to find high-quality research reports related to attribution theory that have been published in professional journals.Sam's best approach would be to:

Your chapter states: "Research is, by its nature, cyclical or, more exactly, helical." Explain why "cyclical" is an appropriate description of the research process.Then explain why "helical" is a better description.

To be considered true research, a project must:

Three of the following statements about measurement in the research setting are accurate.Which one is NOT accurate?

The Problem: the Heart of the Research Process

Review of the Related Literature

Planning Your Research Project

Writing the Research Proposal

Qualitative Research

Historical Research

Descriptive Research

Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Ex Post Facto Designs

Mixed-Methods Research

Strategies for Analyzing Quantitative Data

Writing the Final Research Report

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