Deck 1: Research Design and Methodology

Question 1

Who defined "Research as a systematized effort to gain new knowledge"?

A)robert balch and daniel bell
B)redman and mory
C)howard s becker
D)donald black and peter blau

Answer 1

redman and mory

Question 2

What is research design?

A)framework for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data
B)a "blueprint" for empirical research
C)it is a conceptual structure within which research is conducted
D)all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

Which is not a scientific step identified by Nicholas Walliman?

A)identification or clarification of problem
B)formulation of provisional solution or hypothesis
C)elimination or adjustment of unsuccessful solution
D)procedure of analysis

Answer 3

procedure of analysis

Question 4

The term "Habitualisation" coined by …………………………….?

A)peter berger and thomas luckman
B)william james and john dewey
C)edmund husserl and martin heidegger
D)bertrand russell and david hume

Question 5

Which study design give more preference to solution-driven research rather than testing theories?

A)case study design
B)action research design
C)causality research designs
D)cohort study design

Question 6

Which Condition is not necessary for determining causality?

A)contextual analysis of situation
B)empirical association
C)appropriate time order
D)nonspuriousness

Question 7

Why do you need to review the existing literature?

A)to know the complete and detailed information of the selected literature
B)to make long list of references
C)due to essential step in research process
D)to find out existing knowledge about the topic

Question 8

Which branch of philosophy discuss the nature of being and its existence?

A)ontology
B)epistemology
C)axiology
D)logic

Question 9

What is the first stage of a systematic review?

A)consider the area/region and time of the study
B)seek out studies relevant to the scope and purpose of the review
C)analyse each study and synthesize the result
D)define the purpose and scope of the review

Question 10

Which of the following is a method that is commonly used in qualitative research?

A)mailed questionnaire
B)ethnography
C)surveys
D)structured observation

Question 11

Which of the following is not a criticism of qualitative research?

A)qualitative research is too subjective
B)not difficult to replicate
C)problem of generalization
D)lack of transparency

Question 12

"Foundations of behavioural science" written by …………………?

A)francis bacon
B)jack gibbs
C)fred n kerlinger
D)arnoold rose

Question 13

"The discovery of grounded theory" written by

A)barney g glazer and anselm l strauss
B)ruth benedict and peter berger
C)david abrahamsen and albert cohen
D)harrington, m and walter miller

Question 14

What is meant by grounded theory?

A)generating theory from the data
B)systematic method of exploring
C)conceptualizing social life
D)social behaviour in its natural setting

Question 15

Which term is used to refer an abstract symbol representing an object, a property of object or a certain phenomenon?

A)variable
B)hypothesis
C)concept
D)definitions

Question 16

Which of the following is not an element in "trustworthiness" criteria for assessing qualitative research?

A)dependability
B)transferability
C)credibility
D)validity

Question 17

Social research method help the researcher;

A)to gather information for solve the research questions
B)to make awareness among participant
C)to make research design
D)all of the above

Question 18

Qualitative research method include all of the following, excluding;

A)visual ethnography
B)structured observation
C)content analysis
D)oral history

Question 19

…………………. Is the study of "what there is"?

A)epistemology
B)aesthetics
C)ontology
D)ethics

Question 20

Which branch of knowledge relates to the existence of single reality which can be studied?

A)objectivist ontology
B)epistemology .
C)ethics
D)logic

Question 21

The ………………….. thought emphasize that social entities exists in reality external to social actors?

A)constructivism
B)objectivist ontology
C)axiology
D)ethics

Question 22

……………….thought beliefs that reality is constructed with in the human mind?

A)relativist ontology
B)cognitivism
C)actualism
D)analogy

Question 23

The doctrine …………… emphasizing that social phenomena are created from the perceptions and actions of social actors?

A)meta physics
B)constructivism
C)subjectivism
D)ontology

Question 24

The term Epistemology derived from the ………………………. Words?

A)episteme and logos
B)epistum and logos
C)episteme and reason
D)none of the above