1.Which of the following is not a data-collection method? *
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a) Research questions
b) Unstructured interviewing
c) Postal survey questionnaires
d) Participant observation
2.Which of the following is a component of ethnographic research? *
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a) Being immersed in a social group or setting
b) Participant observation, interviews, and/or documentary analysis
c) A written account of an ethnographic study
d) All of the mentioned
3.What is a cross-sectional design? *
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a) A study of one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classes
b) One that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood
c) The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
d) A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time
4.Research design refers to the *
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intent of the researcher.
statistical analysis of data.
plan and procedures for conducting a study.
justification for the study based on previous research.
Correct answer
plan and procedures for conducting a study.
5.The purpose of a research design is to *
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delineate the purpose of the study.
indicate limitations of the results.
provide a summary of the results of the study.
provide valid answers to research questions.
6.A case study design is defined as *
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an investigation of historical concepts through the analysis of documents.
a detailed examination of a “bounded system” over time using many data sources.
a description and interpretation of a social group.
a description of the meanings of a lived experience.
7.Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative data collection? *
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Data is collected at fixed points in time.
Data is primarily in the form of numbers.
Data collection is continuous throughout the entire study.
Responses are determined by the instrument used.
8._____ is a framework or blueprint for conducting the business research project. It specifies the details of
the procedures necessary for obtaining the information needed to structure and/or solve business
research problems. *
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a. Research classification
b. Research design
c. Design formulation
d. None of the above
9._____ designs involve the collection of information from any given sample of population elements only
once. *
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a. Exploratory
b. Causal
c. Cross-sectional
d. None of the above
10.Secondary data can almost always be obtained more quickly and at a lower cost than __________data. *
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Tertiary
Collective
Research
Primary
11.The following are the synonyms for dependent variable except
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Presumed effect
Measured Outcome
Response
Predicted from…
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Predicted from…
12.The outcome of what is being measured is termed: *
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a) The independent variable.
b) The dependant variable.
c) The predictor variable.
d) The hypothetical variable.
13.A case study can be used in which of the following circumstances? *
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a) When there are only a few instances of a particular psychopathology available for study.
b) Providing new insights into existing psychopathologies.
c) Providing detailed information that may disprove existing theories.
d) All of the above.
14.Grounded theory is an approach to qualitative analysis. It involves which of the following: *
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a) Identifying significant childhood experiences
b) Identifying consistent categories or themes within the data.
c) Identifying unconscious defence mechanisms.
d) Identifying baseline measurements.
15.In psychological research, the term privacy refers to which of the following options: *
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a) Participants in psychological research have a right to expect that information they provide will be treat ed confidentially.
b) Participants have the right to withdraw from the experiment at any time.
c) The design of the experiment is double-blind.
d) Participants can decide not to provide some forms of information to the researcher if they so wish.
Correct answer
d) Participants can decide not to provide some forms of information to the researcher if they so wish.