a. _______________________
b. _______________________
c. _______________________
d. _______________________
2. Which of the following is not an essential
component of the research process?
a. identifying a philosophical foundation
b. framing the problem
c. identifying a theory base
d. guaranteeing that no bias exists
e. developing a specific question
f. reporting and disseminating information
3. Intuition is defined as:
a. the awareness or perception of reality acquired through
deductive investigation
b. a direct knowledge or awareness of something without
conscious attention or reasoning
c. knowledge, doctrines, and practices transmitted
from one person to another over a period of time
d. a logical method to acquire knowledge because
it is clear, rational and conforms to accepted norms of inductive reasoning.
4. Research is confirmable when:
a. when a quantitative approach is used
b. when a qualitative approach is used
c. when we use logical reasoning and linear, mathematically
sound processes
d. when it clearly and logically identifies the
strategies used in the study so that others could replicate the study
5. True or False: Intuition has no place in research.
6. For the Quantitative research process
the order is (fill in the missing ordered steps in the research process):
frame the problem
state the purpose of study
__________________________
decide on quantitative approach
identify theoretical framework
_____________________________
identify variables
formulate hypothesis
decide on type of design
sampling strategy
consider legal and ethical issues
decide on measurement instrument
consider reliability and validity
consider feasibility
write proposal
get IRB approval
______________________________
analyze data
statistical analysis
accept/reject hypothesis
interpret results
examine generalizability
communicate results
consider implications, limitations, and recommendations
7. For the Quantitative research process the
order is (fill in the missing ordered steps in the research process)
frame the problem/phenomenon
state the purpose of study
__________________________
decide on qualitative approach
state the researcher's perspective
write research question
decide on qualitative method
____________________________
consider legal and ethical issues
decide on "instrument" (to gather data)
consider feasibility
write proposal
get IRB approval
collect data
analyze data
interpret results
develop concepts
draw conclusions
examine universality
______________________________
build theory
communicate results
consider implications, limitations, and recommendations
8. Your textbook describes two main types of
research: experimental and naturalistic. Other authors use
the terms quantitative and qualitative instead. In keeping with most
other authors, throughout the rest of this course, we will use the terms
quantitative for experimental and qualitative for naturalistic research.
Which term (quantitative or qualitative) best describe the following statements?
a. ____________________ there is
a prescribed sequence of linear processes
b. ____________________ the sequence of processes
is non-linear, iterative, and flexible
c. ____________________ involves a deductive process
d. ____________________ involves an inductive process