Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

What is involved with critical analysis?

A) Tools to question the methodology that other researchers utilized in research
B) Determining a general subject from which different types of questions can be derived
C) To study politics in different ways so that interesting and relevant research topics can be identified
D) Explanation, analysis, and interpretation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the difference between political science and politics?

A) Political science is the study of how to be a politician
B) Political science is the study of politics
C) Political science and politics are essentially the same thing
D) Political science investigates why students major in political science

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is a research topic?

A) The specific question you will answer through your research
B) A written synthesis of prior research
C) A general subject from which different types of questions can be derived
D) A way to think about politics

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the three general categories of research design?

A) Quantitative or qualitative research designs
B) Experimental or observational research designs
C) Comparative research designs
D) Contrasting research designs

Question 5

Why is important for samples to be representative of the population?

A) For hypothesis confirmation
B) For generalization
C) For variation
D) For diversity

Question 6

What is the purpose of pure research?

A) To satisfy curiosity
B) To develop causal statements
C) To solve a problem
D) To describe political phenomena

Question 7

What is the counterpart to normative research?

A) Pure research
B) Descriptive research
C) Empirical research
D) Causal research

Question 8

Normative research in political science:

A) is concerned with questions of what ought to be in politics
B) attempts to make causal statements
C) involves rich description
D) is to satisfy curiosity

Question 9

What is usually the first step in a research project?

A) Writing a literature review
B) Developing a theory
C) Identifying a research topic
D) Developing an analytical research question

Question 10

Empirical research in political science:

A) Is judgmental
B) Is like descriptive research in that its main purpose is description of how events occur
C) Is to satisfy curiosity
D) Uses evidence to make statements about the relationships between variables