RESEARCH METHODS IN KINESIOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The only type of research that can manipulate treatments and
establish a cause and effect is
a. analytical research
b. correctional research
c. descriptive research
d. experimental research
Answer: d. experimental research
●● In the example in chapter 1 of the experiment that compared aerobic
dance with jogging, what was the dependent variable?
a. gender
b. age of the participants
c. number of exercise sessions per week
d. skinfold-measured fat
Answer: d. skinfold-measured fat
●● a researcher conducts a study on the effectiveness of computer-
assisted instruction (CAI) by comparing classes that use this method
,with classes that do not. The researcher expects the CAI classes to show
higher gains in achievement. This expectation is
a. a hypothesis
b. the independent variable
c. the dependent variable
d. a paradigm
Answer: a. a hypothesis
●● The extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the
treatments used in the study is the definition of what kind of validity?
a. internal
b. external
c. content
d. criterion
Answer: a. internal
●● Another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity is
a. superstition
b. objectivity
c. rationalization
d. intuition
Answer: a. superstition
, ●● Retrieval: A good beginning point in a literature search for the
student with a very limited knowledge about a topic is
a. dissertation abstracts international
b. encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews
c. current issues fo several research journal in the area
d. psychological abstracts
Answer: b. encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews
●● Literature review: The primary sources of a literature review are
a. research journal articles
b. the most current indexes
c. recent textbooks
d. encyclopedia summaries
Answer: a. research journal articles
●● Special language that is regularly used in a particular field but which
may not be meaningful to people outside the field is called
a. jargon
b. confutation
c. communication
d. concealment
Answer: a. jargon
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The only type of research that can manipulate treatments and
establish a cause and effect is
a. analytical research
b. correctional research
c. descriptive research
d. experimental research
Answer: d. experimental research
●● In the example in chapter 1 of the experiment that compared aerobic
dance with jogging, what was the dependent variable?
a. gender
b. age of the participants
c. number of exercise sessions per week
d. skinfold-measured fat
Answer: d. skinfold-measured fat
●● a researcher conducts a study on the effectiveness of computer-
assisted instruction (CAI) by comparing classes that use this method
,with classes that do not. The researcher expects the CAI classes to show
higher gains in achievement. This expectation is
a. a hypothesis
b. the independent variable
c. the dependent variable
d. a paradigm
Answer: a. a hypothesis
●● The extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the
treatments used in the study is the definition of what kind of validity?
a. internal
b. external
c. content
d. criterion
Answer: a. internal
●● Another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity is
a. superstition
b. objectivity
c. rationalization
d. intuition
Answer: a. superstition
, ●● Retrieval: A good beginning point in a literature search for the
student with a very limited knowledge about a topic is
a. dissertation abstracts international
b. encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews
c. current issues fo several research journal in the area
d. psychological abstracts
Answer: b. encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews
●● Literature review: The primary sources of a literature review are
a. research journal articles
b. the most current indexes
c. recent textbooks
d. encyclopedia summaries
Answer: a. research journal articles
●● Special language that is regularly used in a particular field but which
may not be meaningful to people outside the field is called
a. jargon
b. confutation
c. communication
d. concealment
Answer: a. jargon
