TRUE/FALSE
1 : Knowledge that is acquired by tradition is based on the assumption that knowledge is best
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gained by direct, systematic observation.
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A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
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2 : One of the benefits of scientific knowledge is that its methods build in mechanisms for self-
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correction.
A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
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3 : Explanatory studies are designed to find out what is happening to whom, where, and when.
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A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
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4 : The deductive approach to research begins with the collection of data.
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A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
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5 : Variables are frequently used in quantitative research.
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A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
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6 : The dependent variable is manipulated to show an outcome or effect on another variable.
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A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
F F F
7 : All social research makes use of hypotheses.
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A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
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8 : Validity is the extent to which a study or research instrument accurately measures what it is
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supposed to measure. F F
A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
F F F
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9 : Reliability is the extent to which a study or research instrument accurately measures what it is
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supposed to measure. F F
A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
F F F
10 : Qualitative studies rely on the formation of hypotheses.
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A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
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11 : When subjects change their behaviour in response to knowing they are being studied, this is
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referred to as reactivity.
F F F
A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
F F F
12 : The major advantage of the controlled experiment is the researcher’s control over the
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environment and the ability to isolate the experimental variable.
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A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A
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13 : Control groups are those that are exposed to changes in the independent variable.
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A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
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14 : Finding a correlation between two variables allows a researcher to determine “cause and
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effect.”
A : true
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B : false
F F
Correct Answer : B
F F F
15 : Questionnaires elicit high rates of response from participants.
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A : true
F F
B : false
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Correct Answer : B
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16 : Interviews are a useful research method for eliciting information about complicated or
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sensitive matters F
A : true
F F
B : false
F F
Correct Answer : A