RESEARCH MCQS

1. According to the text, questionnaires can address events and characteristics taking place when?

a. In the past (retrospective questions)

b. In the present (current time questions)

c. In the future (prospective questions)

d. All of the above

2. When conducting an interview, asking "Anything else?, What do you mean?, Why do you feel that way?," etc, are all forms of:

a. Contingency questions

b. Probes

3.The Introduction section of the research plan

a. Gives an overview of prior relevant studies

b. Contains a statement of the purpose of the study

c. Concludes with a statement of the research questions and, for quantitative research, it includes the research hypothesis

d. All of the above

4. When constructing a questionnaire it is important to  ______.

a. Use "leading" or "loaded" questions

b. Use natural language

5. Which of the following statements are true?

a. The larger the sample size, the greater the sampling error

b. The more categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed

6. Which of the following is not a database containing information to be used during the literature review?

a. ERIC     

b. Psych INFO

c. Socio FILE

d. All of the above are potentially useful data bases

7. According to your text, how many points should a rating scale have?

a. Five

b. Four

c. Ten

d. Somewhere from 4 to 11 points

8. A type of sampling used in qualitative research that involves selecting cases that dis-confirm the researcher's expectations and generalizations is referred to as _______________.

a.  Extreme case sampling

b.  Typical-case sampling

c.  Critical-case sampling

d.  Negative-case sampling

 9. The "tool" function of theory is to:

a. Summarize existing knowledge

b. Summarize existing hypotheses

c. Suggest new relationships and make new predictions

10.Which of these is not a method of data collection.

a. Questionnaires

b. Interviews

c. Experiments