SFL 290 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Research Process Steps(1-4) - Answers - (1) come up with an idea (2) develop testable
researach question, propose hypothesis (3) decide on what to observe/assess (4)
choose your participants aka the sample
Explanation of Steps/Why are they important - Answers -
Research Process Steps (5-8) - Answers - (5) Choose research design (6) conduct the
study aka gather the data (7) clean, enter, analyze, and interpret the data (8) Report the
results in a paper or professional presentation
Sections of a Research Paper - Answers - Introduction, Methodology (Design, sample,
procedures, measures), Results, Discussion
What makes good research, good research - Answers - Repeatable, reliable, `
Primary - Answers - ORIGINAL study report; enough details to recreate study (ex.
Journal articles, scholarly books)
Secondary - Answers - Usually some kind of peer review, info "once removed"
(textbooks, REVIEW articles in journals, books on specific topics)
General - Answers - Not peer reviewed, leads to more info (ex. Magazines and
newspapers)
Types of Research, Applied - Answers - addresses practical problems and addresses
specific solutions (example: program evaluation: evaluating a program like Head Start to
see the impact it's actually having on children)
Types of Research, Basic - Answers - extends knowledge base, no current application
(example: study how sleep impacts weight)
Quantitative Inquiry - Answers - Begin with specific theory and research question; larger
samples; data is usually collected with questionnaires (forced response) or observation
of present behaviors; data is recorded numerically; analyzed with inferential and
descriptive statistics
Qualitative Inquiry - Answers - Begin with broad research question and no analytical (a-
priori) hypotheses; smaller samples (so not generalizable to the population); some type
of text is analyzed to identify major themes that emerge from the data; data are
ANSWERS
Research Process Steps(1-4) - Answers - (1) come up with an idea (2) develop testable
researach question, propose hypothesis (3) decide on what to observe/assess (4)
choose your participants aka the sample
Explanation of Steps/Why are they important - Answers -
Research Process Steps (5-8) - Answers - (5) Choose research design (6) conduct the
study aka gather the data (7) clean, enter, analyze, and interpret the data (8) Report the
results in a paper or professional presentation
Sections of a Research Paper - Answers - Introduction, Methodology (Design, sample,
procedures, measures), Results, Discussion
What makes good research, good research - Answers - Repeatable, reliable, `
Primary - Answers - ORIGINAL study report; enough details to recreate study (ex.
Journal articles, scholarly books)
Secondary - Answers - Usually some kind of peer review, info "once removed"
(textbooks, REVIEW articles in journals, books on specific topics)
General - Answers - Not peer reviewed, leads to more info (ex. Magazines and
newspapers)
Types of Research, Applied - Answers - addresses practical problems and addresses
specific solutions (example: program evaluation: evaluating a program like Head Start to
see the impact it's actually having on children)
Types of Research, Basic - Answers - extends knowledge base, no current application
(example: study how sleep impacts weight)
Quantitative Inquiry - Answers - Begin with specific theory and research question; larger
samples; data is usually collected with questionnaires (forced response) or observation
of present behaviors; data is recorded numerically; analyzed with inferential and
descriptive statistics
Qualitative Inquiry - Answers - Begin with broad research question and no analytical (a-
priori) hypotheses; smaller samples (so not generalizable to the population); some type
of text is analyzed to identify major themes that emerge from the data; data are
