CA PALMER Questions with Correct Answers
(1.) Which of the following research designs require a hypothesis?
a. Historical
b. Survey
c. Ex-Post facto
d. none of these Correct Answer-c. Ex-Post facto
(2.) Which of the following statements is true about the research
process:
a. A research instrument which is reliable is also valid
b. If the external criticism of documents revealed an old document, one
proceeds with internal criticism of data
c. An experimental study which is internally valid is automatically
externally valid
d. none of these Correct Answer-b. If the external criticism of
documents revealed an old document, one proceeds with internal
criticism of data
(3.) The independent variable in the research question, "What is the
effect of noise levels on postoperative pain or blood pressure
fluctuations in ICU patients?" is:
a. blood pressure
b. ICU patients
c. noise levels
d. postoperative pain Correct Answer-c. noise levels
,(4.) The independent variable in the hypothesis, "Baccalaureate degree-
prepared nurses will practice more rehabilitative nursing measures on a
client in an ICU than will associate degree prepared nurses" is:
a. associate degree-prepared nurses
b. baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses
c. rehabilitative nursing measures
d. type of educational background of nurses Correct Answer-d. type of
educational background of nurses
5. Simple hypotheses are also known as:
a. complex hypotheses
b. multivariate hypotheses
c. univariate hypotheses
d. none of the above Correct Answer-c. univariate hypotheses
6. This type of hypothesis states an expected relationship between an
independent and dependent variable:
a. complex hypothesis
b. multivariate hypotheses
c. univariate hypothesis
d. none of the above Correct Answer-c. univariate hypothesis
7. Statistical hypothesis are also known as:
,a. research hypothesis
b. null hypothesis
c. alternative hypothesis
d. none of the above Correct Answer-b. null hypothesis
8. a hypothesis is well stated if it meets all of the following criteria
except:
a. stated in declarative form
b. identifies the variables
c. identifies the population
d. it is not empirically testable
research design, which one is not Correct Answer-d. it is not empirically
testable
9. All of the following are properties of a true experiment research
design, which is not
a. control
b. manipulation
c. validity
d. non-randomization Correct Answer-d. non-randomization
10. The following are threats to the internal validity of research except:
a. selection bias
b. history
, c. maturation
d. halo effect Correct Answer-d. halo effect
12. This refers to the randomization and experimental treatment of the
subjects that were completed, followed by a post test on the performance
of the subjects on certain variables:
a. double-blind method
b. post-test only design
c. pre test and post test design
d. Solomon four group design Correct Answer-b. post-test only design
11. The following are threats to external validity of research except:
a. Hawthorne effect
b. experimenter effect
c. halo effect
d. mortality Correct Answer-d. mortality
13. The researcher assigns subjects to a control or experimental group on
random basis which means that every subject has an equal chance of
being assigned to any group:
a. validity
b. manipulation
c. control
d. randomization Correct Answer-d. randomization
(1.) Which of the following research designs require a hypothesis?
a. Historical
b. Survey
c. Ex-Post facto
d. none of these Correct Answer-c. Ex-Post facto
(2.) Which of the following statements is true about the research
process:
a. A research instrument which is reliable is also valid
b. If the external criticism of documents revealed an old document, one
proceeds with internal criticism of data
c. An experimental study which is internally valid is automatically
externally valid
d. none of these Correct Answer-b. If the external criticism of
documents revealed an old document, one proceeds with internal
criticism of data
(3.) The independent variable in the research question, "What is the
effect of noise levels on postoperative pain or blood pressure
fluctuations in ICU patients?" is:
a. blood pressure
b. ICU patients
c. noise levels
d. postoperative pain Correct Answer-c. noise levels
,(4.) The independent variable in the hypothesis, "Baccalaureate degree-
prepared nurses will practice more rehabilitative nursing measures on a
client in an ICU than will associate degree prepared nurses" is:
a. associate degree-prepared nurses
b. baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses
c. rehabilitative nursing measures
d. type of educational background of nurses Correct Answer-d. type of
educational background of nurses
5. Simple hypotheses are also known as:
a. complex hypotheses
b. multivariate hypotheses
c. univariate hypotheses
d. none of the above Correct Answer-c. univariate hypotheses
6. This type of hypothesis states an expected relationship between an
independent and dependent variable:
a. complex hypothesis
b. multivariate hypotheses
c. univariate hypothesis
d. none of the above Correct Answer-c. univariate hypothesis
7. Statistical hypothesis are also known as:
,a. research hypothesis
b. null hypothesis
c. alternative hypothesis
d. none of the above Correct Answer-b. null hypothesis
8. a hypothesis is well stated if it meets all of the following criteria
except:
a. stated in declarative form
b. identifies the variables
c. identifies the population
d. it is not empirically testable
research design, which one is not Correct Answer-d. it is not empirically
testable
9. All of the following are properties of a true experiment research
design, which is not
a. control
b. manipulation
c. validity
d. non-randomization Correct Answer-d. non-randomization
10. The following are threats to the internal validity of research except:
a. selection bias
b. history
, c. maturation
d. halo effect Correct Answer-d. halo effect
12. This refers to the randomization and experimental treatment of the
subjects that were completed, followed by a post test on the performance
of the subjects on certain variables:
a. double-blind method
b. post-test only design
c. pre test and post test design
d. Solomon four group design Correct Answer-b. post-test only design
11. The following are threats to external validity of research except:
a. Hawthorne effect
b. experimenter effect
c. halo effect
d. mortality Correct Answer-d. mortality
13. The researcher assigns subjects to a control or experimental group on
random basis which means that every subject has an equal chance of
being assigned to any group:
a. validity
b. manipulation
c. control
d. randomization Correct Answer-d. randomization
