RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Method of Tenacity.
Answer: when information is accepted as true because it has always
been believed or because superstition supports it.
◉ Method of Intuition.
Answer: when information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or
"gut feeling."
◉ Method of Authority.
Answer: when a person relies on information or answers from an
expert in the subject area.
◉ Method of Faith.
Answer: a variant of the method of authority in which people have
unquestioning trust in the authority figure and, therefore, accept
information from the authority without doubt or challenge
◉ Rational Method/ Rationalism.
, Answer: seek answers by the use of logical reasoning
◉ Premise Statements.
Answer: describe facts or assumptions that are presumed to be true
◉ Argument.
Answer: a set of premise statements that are logically combined to
yield a conclusion
◉ Empirical Method/ Empiricism.
Answer: uses observation or direct sensory experience to obtain
knowledge
◉ Induction/ Inductive reasoning.
Answer: involves using a relatively small set of specific observations
as the basis for forming a general statement about a larger set of
possible observations.
◉ Variables.
Answer: characteristics or conditions that change or have different
values for different individuals. For example, the weather the
economy, and your state of health can change from day to day. Also,
two people can be different in terms of personality, intelligence, age,
gender, self-esteem, height, weight, and so on.
SCIENCES UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Method of Tenacity.
Answer: when information is accepted as true because it has always
been believed or because superstition supports it.
◉ Method of Intuition.
Answer: when information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or
"gut feeling."
◉ Method of Authority.
Answer: when a person relies on information or answers from an
expert in the subject area.
◉ Method of Faith.
Answer: a variant of the method of authority in which people have
unquestioning trust in the authority figure and, therefore, accept
information from the authority without doubt or challenge
◉ Rational Method/ Rationalism.
, Answer: seek answers by the use of logical reasoning
◉ Premise Statements.
Answer: describe facts or assumptions that are presumed to be true
◉ Argument.
Answer: a set of premise statements that are logically combined to
yield a conclusion
◉ Empirical Method/ Empiricism.
Answer: uses observation or direct sensory experience to obtain
knowledge
◉ Induction/ Inductive reasoning.
Answer: involves using a relatively small set of specific observations
as the basis for forming a general statement about a larger set of
possible observations.
◉ Variables.
Answer: characteristics or conditions that change or have different
values for different individuals. For example, the weather the
economy, and your state of health can change from day to day. Also,
two people can be different in terms of personality, intelligence, age,
gender, self-esteem, height, weight, and so on.
