Test Bank for Counseling and Educational Research Evaluation and Application 4th Edition Houser

Houser, Counseling and Education Research, 4e
SAGE Publishing, 2020



Chapter 1: Science and the Research Process
Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Knowledge with a focus on assessment is referred to as ______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Knowledge with a focus on identified outcomes is referred to as ______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Knowledge designed to determine the effectiveness of interventions is referred to as
______.
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What type of research knowledge may be the broadest of all and subsumes all the
others?
A. predictive
B. improvement
C. descriptive
D. explanatory
Ans: D

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SAGE Publishing, 2020

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Most recently, counseling and psychology influenced by medicine has introduced the
use of ______.
A. managed care practices
B. solution-focused practices
C. evidenced-based practices
D. practice-based evidence
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relevance of Using and Applying Skills in Evaluating Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Science has two primary functions according to ______ and ______.
A. Babbie; Salkind
B. Best; Kahn
C. Montcalm; Royce
D. Moore; Kahn
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The ultimate goal of science and research is ______.
A. to obtain knowledge that is useful in understanding how our world operates
B. to understand validity and reliability issues
C. to understand the concept of variables
D. to learn how to develop charts and graphs
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Salkind (2006) argues that ______ is one of the key elements in conducting quality
research.
A. subjectivity
B. political ideology
C. objectivity
D. relevance
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Definitions of Science and Research
Difficulty Level: Easy