SPAUD 505 Research Methods Midterm questions and answers

Research is a - ans ---scientific organized way to seek answers to questions Scientific Research is ___ and ____ - ans ---powerful and objective method of gaining scientific knoweldge - ans ---scientific method scientific observation is observing - ans ---2 or more variables and their relationship sci. observation must be ____ and ____ and _____ - ans ---objective and peer reviewed and repeatable cause and effect relationship means that - ans ---A causes B or A implies B attributing to the fact that A causes B 3 conditions for inferring causality - ans ---1. condition occurs before change, not after 2. observable and quantifiable change (through data) 3. no extraneous variables 5 parts of conducting scientific research - ans ---statement of the problem, formulating hypotheses, developing method, results of investigation, discussion and conclusion research process is a circular - ans ---springboard Basic reserach - ans ---devlopment of knowledge, not asnwering a social or lcinical problem applied research aims to - ans ---solve a problem basic and applied research are - ans ---not independent of one another