HSA FINAL REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To be considered true research, a project must:
a.gather together a body of existing information and communicate it in a clear and concise way.
b.uncover obscure or esoteric information and bring it to the consideration of the broader research
community.
c.gather and interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to increase understanding of some
phenomenon.
d.produce definitive conclusions regarding the subject of study. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.gather and
interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to increase understanding of some phenomenon.
Which of the following is defined as an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a
particular phenomenon?
a.Theory
b.Inference
c.Hypothesis
d.Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.Theory
The purpose of formal research is to:
a.prove or disprove the study hypotheses.
b.support or fail to support the study hypotheses.
c.identify alternative hypotheses.
d.move beyond the need for hypotheses. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.move beyond the need for
hypotheses.
, Assumptions come into play:
a.for nearly every research study.
b.in qualitative research but not in quantitative research.
c.when research is not well thought out.
d.rarely, if ever. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.for nearly every research study.
Well-designed research manages to minimize or avoid:
a.assumptions.
b.predictions.
c.theory
d.bias - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.bias
Research problems, as defined in your textbook:
a.are identified by experts in the field, and not typically knowable by novices.
b.clearly and completely specify important questions that are currently unanswered in a particular field
of inquiry.
c.are broad, general statements about the incomplete state of understanding in a particular field of
inquiry.
d.can be addressed by compiling and synthesizing existing information in a way that sheds light on the
issue of interest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.clearly and completely specify important questions that are
currently unanswered in a particular field of inquiry.
Basic(traditional scientific) research is:
To be considered true research, a project must:
a.gather together a body of existing information and communicate it in a clear and concise way.
b.uncover obscure or esoteric information and bring it to the consideration of the broader research
community.
c.gather and interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to increase understanding of some
phenomenon.
d.produce definitive conclusions regarding the subject of study. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c.gather and
interpret information in a systematic fashion so as to increase understanding of some phenomenon.
Which of the following is defined as an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a
particular phenomenon?
a.Theory
b.Inference
c.Hypothesis
d.Interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.Theory
The purpose of formal research is to:
a.prove or disprove the study hypotheses.
b.support or fail to support the study hypotheses.
c.identify alternative hypotheses.
d.move beyond the need for hypotheses. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.move beyond the need for
hypotheses.
, Assumptions come into play:
a.for nearly every research study.
b.in qualitative research but not in quantitative research.
c.when research is not well thought out.
d.rarely, if ever. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a.for nearly every research study.
Well-designed research manages to minimize or avoid:
a.assumptions.
b.predictions.
c.theory
d.bias - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.bias
Research problems, as defined in your textbook:
a.are identified by experts in the field, and not typically knowable by novices.
b.clearly and completely specify important questions that are currently unanswered in a particular field
of inquiry.
c.are broad, general statements about the incomplete state of understanding in a particular field of
inquiry.
d.can be addressed by compiling and synthesizing existing information in a way that sheds light on the
issue of interest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.clearly and completely specify important questions that are
currently unanswered in a particular field of inquiry.
Basic(traditional scientific) research is:
