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PACK
2025
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For the positivist approach to research, a theory looks like: The answer is B: A logical
system of laws, axioms, and propositions.
2. The purpose of basic social research: The answer is D: Create fundamental
knowledge about how the social world works.
3. Which approach says that the purpose of research is to study the creation of social
meaning? The answer is B: Interpretative Social Science
4. Social research methods are: The answer is A: Ways to gather information to
answer a question about the social world.
5. A set of systematically interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that are
advanced to explain and predict phenomena is called: The answer is C: Theory
6. “Conclusions must necessarily follow from the premises.” Identify the type of
arguments that follow the above condition. The answer is C: Deduction.
7. All students studying at Varsity College have bright future. Abdul Naidoo is a student
of Varsity College. Abdul Naidoo has a bright future. This type of argument is called as:
The answer is B: Induction
8. It is a statement that shows a relationship between one dependent variable and a
single independent variable. The answer is C: Hypothesis
9. A researcher conducts a literature in order to: The answer is A: Identifies gaps in
knowledge, show potential pitfalls, and help to avoid unnecessary duplication.
10. Knowledge is cumulative and the body of knowledge we learn from the previous
generations enables us to gain more information and make sense of the world: The
answer is B: Tradition
11. A researcher has been conducting observations about why first-year students fail
their first-semester examination for three years and makes a conclusion that they fail
because they are not used to the university culture. This is an example of: The answer is
C: Overgeneralization
12. Interpretivism: The answer is B: Believe that researchers are part of the social reality
being researched
13. The three dominant approaches to social science located within the realm of
modernity are: The answer is C: Interpretivism, critical theory approach, positivism
14. A person’s attitude toward immigrants, a company’s capacity for innovation, events,
and a car’s weight can be viewed as: The answer is D: Concepts
15. A variable that has a casual impact on another is called: The answer is
B: Independent variable
16. Conceptualising and ________________of core concepts is the crucial part of
research: The answer is C: Operationalising
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17. The purpose of research is: The answer is C: To extend the conceptual
understanding of a topic.
18. One major characteristic of participant observation is: The answer is C: Being
immersed in a social setting.
19. In feminist approach research: The answer is D: Researchers claims that much
research in the social sciences is done by the powerful, for their own benefit.
20. The role of theory is: The answer is B: Give some meaning to the sorts of
observations that social researchers continually make when investigating society
A researcher describes what happened, how it happened, and why it happened: The
answer is B: Historical research.
2. A researcher is required to be critical of their own and others’ research and to be
honest when they spot errors, this is: The answer is C: Organised scepticism
3. Correlational research is: The answer is B: A change in one variable corresponds to a
change in others.
4. The three ethical issues that relate to human rights and that apply to a professional
researcher are: The answer is: D: Do no harm, consent, and privacy.
5. Applied research is concerned about: The answer is A: Investigate whether
solutions to social problems can be found
6. A researcher studies all the elements that are present within that particular context
or situation: The answer is B: Qualitative research
7. In the quantitative research approach: The answer is B: A researcher uses a set of
orderly procedures to gather information.
8. Explanatory research is: The answer is C: Conducted to understand the
underpinnings of specific phenomena and to explain systematic relationships amongst
phenomena
9. Which one is not the behavioural norm of research? The answer is A: Information
10. Communality requires that researchers: The answer is B: Share their research
findings, including means, ends, motives, and consequences
11. For a researcher to conduct ethically justifiable research, these three requirements
should be met: The answer is C: Voluntariness, information, and person’s ability.
12. The qualitative research approach focuses on: This is an example of: The answer is
D: Exploring meanings, describing, and providing an in-depth understanding of human
experiences.
13. Descriptive research is: The answer is D: Provides an accurate picture of the
characteristics of a specific person, event, or group, in real-life situations
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14. One of the characteristics of the quantitative research approach is that: The answer
is C: Research is a formal, objective, systematic process, in which numerical data are
used to obtain information about the phenomena under investigation.
15. “How confidentiality will be protected”. This information should be included in: The
answer is C: Consent.
16. A research report should meet the following requirements. Which one is not correct?
The answer is C: It means treating our participants or respondents equally
17. Which ethical considerations should be considered when conducting research in the
digital age? The answer is D: Consent
18. Exploratory research: The answer is C: Focuses on the development and clarification
of ideas and the formulation of questions and hypotheses for more precise investigation
later.
19. The research study that is nonrecurrent in nature and is done at a specific point in
time is called: The answer is B: Cross-sectional study.
20. This research design aims to understand issues that are important to the specifics
of the case or entity: The answer is A: Case study research
A unit of analysis is: The answer is C: Element
2. A researcher conducts research without considering the population's relevant
population criteria, this is called: The answer is B: Sample bias
3. The difference between cross-sectional design and longitudinal design is that in
cross-sectional: The answer is B: Information is collected at one point in time
4. In _________, each sample has an equal and known chance of selection: The answer
is: A: Simple random sampling.
5. Some features are thought to distinguish quantitative from qualitative
research styles. Considering this, which of the following is incorrect? The answer is
B: For both quantitative and qualitative researchers, language would be regarded as
reflecting reality
6. Which of the following statements about the qualitative-quantitative debate is
incorrect? The answer is A: It became equated with relatively crude and quantified
methods
7. _______________ sampling is especially useful when you are trying to reach
population that are inaccessible or hard to find: The answer is C: Snowball sampling.
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EXAM
PACK
2025
, lOMoARcPSD|58918787
For the positivist approach to research, a theory looks like: The answer is B: A logical
system of laws, axioms, and propositions.
2. The purpose of basic social research: The answer is D: Create fundamental
knowledge about how the social world works.
3. Which approach says that the purpose of research is to study the creation of social
meaning? The answer is B: Interpretative Social Science
4. Social research methods are: The answer is A: Ways to gather information to
answer a question about the social world.
5. A set of systematically interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that are
advanced to explain and predict phenomena is called: The answer is C: Theory
6. “Conclusions must necessarily follow from the premises.” Identify the type of
arguments that follow the above condition. The answer is C: Deduction.
7. All students studying at Varsity College have bright future. Abdul Naidoo is a student
of Varsity College. Abdul Naidoo has a bright future. This type of argument is called as:
The answer is B: Induction
8. It is a statement that shows a relationship between one dependent variable and a
single independent variable. The answer is C: Hypothesis
9. A researcher conducts a literature in order to: The answer is A: Identifies gaps in
knowledge, show potential pitfalls, and help to avoid unnecessary duplication.
10. Knowledge is cumulative and the body of knowledge we learn from the previous
generations enables us to gain more information and make sense of the world: The
answer is B: Tradition
11. A researcher has been conducting observations about why first-year students fail
their first-semester examination for three years and makes a conclusion that they fail
because they are not used to the university culture. This is an example of: The answer is
C: Overgeneralization
12. Interpretivism: The answer is B: Believe that researchers are part of the social reality
being researched
13. The three dominant approaches to social science located within the realm of
modernity are: The answer is C: Interpretivism, critical theory approach, positivism
14. A person’s attitude toward immigrants, a company’s capacity for innovation, events,
and a car’s weight can be viewed as: The answer is D: Concepts
15. A variable that has a casual impact on another is called: The answer is
B: Independent variable
16. Conceptualising and ________________of core concepts is the crucial part of
research: The answer is C: Operationalising
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17. The purpose of research is: The answer is C: To extend the conceptual
understanding of a topic.
18. One major characteristic of participant observation is: The answer is C: Being
immersed in a social setting.
19. In feminist approach research: The answer is D: Researchers claims that much
research in the social sciences is done by the powerful, for their own benefit.
20. The role of theory is: The answer is B: Give some meaning to the sorts of
observations that social researchers continually make when investigating society
A researcher describes what happened, how it happened, and why it happened: The
answer is B: Historical research.
2. A researcher is required to be critical of their own and others’ research and to be
honest when they spot errors, this is: The answer is C: Organised scepticism
3. Correlational research is: The answer is B: A change in one variable corresponds to a
change in others.
4. The three ethical issues that relate to human rights and that apply to a professional
researcher are: The answer is: D: Do no harm, consent, and privacy.
5. Applied research is concerned about: The answer is A: Investigate whether
solutions to social problems can be found
6. A researcher studies all the elements that are present within that particular context
or situation: The answer is B: Qualitative research
7. In the quantitative research approach: The answer is B: A researcher uses a set of
orderly procedures to gather information.
8. Explanatory research is: The answer is C: Conducted to understand the
underpinnings of specific phenomena and to explain systematic relationships amongst
phenomena
9. Which one is not the behavioural norm of research? The answer is A: Information
10. Communality requires that researchers: The answer is B: Share their research
findings, including means, ends, motives, and consequences
11. For a researcher to conduct ethically justifiable research, these three requirements
should be met: The answer is C: Voluntariness, information, and person’s ability.
12. The qualitative research approach focuses on: This is an example of: The answer is
D: Exploring meanings, describing, and providing an in-depth understanding of human
experiences.
13. Descriptive research is: The answer is D: Provides an accurate picture of the
characteristics of a specific person, event, or group, in real-life situations
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14. One of the characteristics of the quantitative research approach is that: The answer
is C: Research is a formal, objective, systematic process, in which numerical data are
used to obtain information about the phenomena under investigation.
15. “How confidentiality will be protected”. This information should be included in: The
answer is C: Consent.
16. A research report should meet the following requirements. Which one is not correct?
The answer is C: It means treating our participants or respondents equally
17. Which ethical considerations should be considered when conducting research in the
digital age? The answer is D: Consent
18. Exploratory research: The answer is C: Focuses on the development and clarification
of ideas and the formulation of questions and hypotheses for more precise investigation
later.
19. The research study that is nonrecurrent in nature and is done at a specific point in
time is called: The answer is B: Cross-sectional study.
20. This research design aims to understand issues that are important to the specifics
of the case or entity: The answer is A: Case study research
A unit of analysis is: The answer is C: Element
2. A researcher conducts research without considering the population's relevant
population criteria, this is called: The answer is B: Sample bias
3. The difference between cross-sectional design and longitudinal design is that in
cross-sectional: The answer is B: Information is collected at one point in time
4. In _________, each sample has an equal and known chance of selection: The answer
is: A: Simple random sampling.
5. Some features are thought to distinguish quantitative from qualitative
research styles. Considering this, which of the following is incorrect? The answer is
B: For both quantitative and qualitative researchers, language would be regarded as
reflecting reality
6. Which of the following statements about the qualitative-quantitative debate is
incorrect? The answer is A: It became equated with relatively crude and quantified
methods
7. _______________ sampling is especially useful when you are trying to reach
population that are inaccessible or hard to find: The answer is C: Snowball sampling.
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