Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (Ch. 1, 2, & 3)
Questions with Answers
Methods of Acquiring Knowledge - correct answers>>ways in which a person can know things or discover
answers to questions.
Method of Tenacity - correct answers>>when information is accepted as true because it has always been
believed or because superstition supports it.
Method of Intuition - correct answers>>when information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or "gut
feeling."
Method of Authority - correct answers>>when a person relies on information or answers from an expert
in the subject area.
Method of Faith - correct answers>>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 - correct answers>>seek answers by the use of logical reasoning
Premise Statements - correct answers>>describe facts or assumptions that are presumed to be true
Argument - correct answers>>a set of premise statements that are logically combined to yield a
conclusion
Empirical Method/ Empiricism - correct answers>>uses observation or direct sensory experience to
obtain knowledge
Induction/ Inductive reasoning - correct answers>>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 - correct answers>>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.
Hypothesis - correct answers>>a statement that describes or explains a relationship between or among
variables.
Deduction/ Deductive reasoning - correct answers>>uses a general statement as the basis for reaching a
conclusion about specific examples
Scientific Method - correct answers>>a method of acquiring knowledge that uses observations to
develop a hypothesis, and then uses the hypothesis to make logical predictions that can be empirically
tested by making additional, systematic observations. Typically, the new observations lead to a new
hypothesis, and the cycle continues.
Replication (repetition) - correct answers>>allows verification of the findings
Pseudoscience - correct answers>>a system of ideas often presented as science but actually is lacking
some key components that are essential to scientific research
Quantitive Research - correct answers>>based on measuring variables for individual participants to
obtain scores, usually numerical values, that are submitted to statistical analysis for summary and
interpretation
Qualitative Research - correct answers>>based on making observations that are summarized and
interpreted in a narrative report
Participants/Subjects - correct answers>>Humans that take part in a research study/Non-humans that
take part in a research study
Basic Research - correct answers>>research done simply for the sake of new knowledge
Questions with Answers
Methods of Acquiring Knowledge - correct answers>>ways in which a person can know things or discover
answers to questions.
Method of Tenacity - correct answers>>when information is accepted as true because it has always been
believed or because superstition supports it.
Method of Intuition - correct answers>>when information is accepted on the basis of a hunch or "gut
feeling."
Method of Authority - correct answers>>when a person relies on information or answers from an expert
in the subject area.
Method of Faith - correct answers>>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 - correct answers>>seek answers by the use of logical reasoning
Premise Statements - correct answers>>describe facts or assumptions that are presumed to be true
Argument - correct answers>>a set of premise statements that are logically combined to yield a
conclusion
Empirical Method/ Empiricism - correct answers>>uses observation or direct sensory experience to
obtain knowledge
Induction/ Inductive reasoning - correct answers>>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 - correct answers>>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.
Hypothesis - correct answers>>a statement that describes or explains a relationship between or among
variables.
Deduction/ Deductive reasoning - correct answers>>uses a general statement as the basis for reaching a
conclusion about specific examples
Scientific Method - correct answers>>a method of acquiring knowledge that uses observations to
develop a hypothesis, and then uses the hypothesis to make logical predictions that can be empirically
tested by making additional, systematic observations. Typically, the new observations lead to a new
hypothesis, and the cycle continues.
Replication (repetition) - correct answers>>allows verification of the findings
Pseudoscience - correct answers>>a system of ideas often presented as science but actually is lacking
some key components that are essential to scientific research
Quantitive Research - correct answers>>based on measuring variables for individual participants to
obtain scores, usually numerical values, that are submitted to statistical analysis for summary and
interpretation
Qualitative Research - correct answers>>based on making observations that are summarized and
interpreted in a narrative report
Participants/Subjects - correct answers>>Humans that take part in a research study/Non-humans that
take part in a research study
Basic Research - correct answers>>research done simply for the sake of new knowledge
