Deck 1: Understanding Research

Question 1

'Basic research' has an obvious and immediate application.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?

A) phenomena are described numerically
B) large samples are used
C) statistics are used to analyze data
D) involves in-depth narrative description of participants
E) scope of inquiry is clearly focused by specific hypotheses

Answer 2

D

Question 3

There are two types of variables in SPSS. Which of the following variables consists of word categories (e.g., male/female or U.S. Citizen/Non-U.S. Citizen)?

A) string variable
B) numeric variable
C) variable label
D) variable value
E) variable view

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Compared to qualitative research, what is the primary disadvantage of quantitative research?

A) large sample sizes
B) small sample that is not generalizable to the population
C) superficial understanding of participants' thoughts and feelings
D) lack of statistical analysis
E) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is an important element of a good research proposal?

A) review of existing studies that have been conducted and published in the area of the research proposal
B) description of the sample of participants, the type of instruments (e.g., interviews, surveys, observations) that will be used to collect data, and the techniques you will use to analyze the data
C) a compelling case for why the proposed study is important
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the three ethical guidelines for research, according to the Belmont Report?

A) respect for persons
B) get approval from the Institutional Review Board prior to collecting data
C) debrief all participants
D) never use deception
E) participants must be given an incentive or reward for research participation