TRUE/FALSE
1 :L KnowledgeL thatL isL acquiredL byL traditionL isL basedL onL theL assumptionL thatL knowledgeL isL
bestL gainedL byL direct,L systematicL observation.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
2 :L OneL ofL theL benefitsL ofL scientificL knowledgeL isL thatL itsL methodsL buildL inL mechanismsL forL
self-L correction.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
3 :L ExplanatoryL studiesL areL designedL toL findL outL whatL isL happeningL toL whom,L where,L andL when.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
4 :L TheL deductiveL approachL toL researchL beginsL withL theL collectionL ofL data.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
5 :L VariablesL areL frequentlyL usedL inL quantitativeL research.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
6 :L TheL dependentL variableL isL manipulatedL toL showL anL outcomeL orL effectL onL anotherL variable.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
7 :L AllL socialL researchL makesL useL ofL hypotheses.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
8 :L ValidityL isL theL extentL toL whichL aL studyL orL researchL instrumentL accuratelyL measuresL
whatL itL isL supposedL toL measure.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
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9 :L ReliabilityL isL theL extentL toL whichL aL studyL orL researchL instrumentL accuratelyL measuresL
whatL itL isL supposedL toL measure.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
10 :L QualitativeL studiesL relyL onL theL formationL ofL hypotheses.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
11 :L WhenL subjectsL changeL theirL behaviourL inL responseL toL knowingL theyL areL beingL studied,L
thisL isL referredL toL asL reactivity.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
12 :L TheL majorL advantageL ofL theL controlledL experimentL isL theL researcher’sL controlL overL
theL environmentL andL theL abilityL toL isolateL theL experimentalL variable.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L A
13 :L ControlL groupsL areL thoseL thatL areL exposedL toL changesL inL theL independentL variable.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
14 :L FindingL aL correlationL betweenL twoL variablesL allowsL aL researcherL toL determineL “causeL
andL effect.”
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
15 :L QuestionnairesL elicitL highL ratesL ofL responseL fromL participants.
AL :L true
BL :L false
CorrectL AnswerL :L B
16 :L InterviewsL areL aL usefulL researchL methodL forL elicitingL informationL aboutL
complicatedL orL sensitiveL matters
AL :L true
BL :L false
Correct Answer : A