Unit-2: Research Aptitude

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Research Aptitude SET-1

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1. The idea that knowledge comes from experience is

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2. A theory is defined as

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3. A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence how well children learn spelling words. In this case, the main purpose of the study is

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4. Qualitative research is

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5. The essence of the experimental method is

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6. Which research paradigm is based on the pragmatic view of reality?

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7.Which of the following statement is correct?

[December 2005]

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8.A satisfactory statistical quantitative method should not possess which one of the following qualities?

[December 2005]

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9. The verification that the method of measurement actually measures what it is expected to measure is known as

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10. The extent to which the results of a research study apply to situations beyond the study itself and the extent to which conclusions can be generalized is

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Research Aptitude SET-2

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1. One of the essential characteristics of research is

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2. The depth of any research can be judged by [June 2006]

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3. Fundamental research is usually carried out in

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4. The research which is exploring new facts through the study of the past is called

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5. Which scientific method follows these steps, (i) observation/data, (ii) patterns and (iii) theory (iii)?

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6. Which scientific method is a top-down or confirmatory approach?

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7. A statement that predicts the cause-and-effect relationship between variables is known as the

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8. To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to

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9. Hypothesis cannot be stated in

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10. What type of research would be least likely to include a research hypothesis?

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Research Aptitude Set 3

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1. All good research aims at

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2. A grand theory

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3. Which of the following statements is not correct?

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4. Which of the following is defined as a systematic method of evaluating statistical data based on the results of several independent studies of the same problem?

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5. The result of setting out a reasoned argument in steps is known as

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6. A researcher is generally expected to

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7. The experimental study is based on

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8. What is the position held by a positivist as far as acquiring knowledge is concerned?

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9. In the method of naturalistic observation, there will be

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10. Which of the following is a form of explanatory research in which the researcher develops a theoretical model and empirically tests the model to determine how well the model fits the data

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Research Aptitude Set 4

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1. In every field, research pursuits promote systematic and gradual advancement of knowledge but discoveries are rare because

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2. ‘Metaphysics’ means

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3. Which of following description is true in context of defining ‘theory’?

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4. Research can be conducted by a person who

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5. The feasibility of a research study generally depends upon

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6. An empiricist believes that

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7. The study in which investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as

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8. Fundamental research reflects the ability to

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9. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?

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10. Which of the following are common characteristics of experimental research?

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Research Aptitude Set 5

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1. Research is

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2. The quality of a research study is mainly evaluated on the basis of

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3. The quality of research is judged by the

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4. Which of the following statements is true about the theory?

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5. The research is always

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6. The scientific method can be used

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7. Fieldwork-based research is classified as

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8. The research that applies the laws at the time of field study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is

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9. Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using the ‘same variables but different people’ is called

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10. Which scientific method is a top-down or confirmatory approach?

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Research Aptitude Set 6

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1. Which of the following is a function of theory?

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2. Which of the following term explains the idea that knowledge comes from experience?

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3. Which of the following periodical is specifically meant for publishing research work?

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4. Which of the following options are the main tasks of research in modern society?

(I)

To keep pace with the advancement in the

knowledge.

(II) To discover new things.

(III) To write a critique on the earlier writings.

(IV) To systematically examine and critically analyse the investigations or sources with objectivity.

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5. An important practical issue to consider while designing a research project is

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6. The two main approaches of a research are

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7. Which of the following is not the method of research?

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8. Research can be classified as

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9. Which of the following terms can be associated with research in social sciences?

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10. Which scientific method focuses on testing hypothesis developed from theories?

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Research Aptitude Set 7

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1. Which scientific method is a bottom-up or generative approach to research?

 

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2. Which type of research is likely to provide the strongest evidence about the existence of cause-and-effect relationships?

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3. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?

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4. Which of the following is classified in the category of developmental research?

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5. When a researcher starts with the dependent variable and moves backwards, is called

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6. The classification of studies into exploratory, descriptive, analytical or predictive research is based on

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7. Which of the following research method is termed as controlled observation?

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8. Which research approach is the most appropriate to establish a relationship that is causal in nature?

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9. Match the following two lists.

List-I

A Experimental

B Historical

C Case study

D Ethnography

List-II

I Criticism

II Control

III Interpretative

IV Intensive

V Intuitive

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10. Research can be classified as

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Research Aptitude Set 8

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1. The method of drawing conclusions based on the observation of each and very instance of a population is called

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2. Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the quantitative paradigm for another phase is known as

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3. The type of research typically conducted by teachers,counsellors and other professionals to answer questions they have and to specifically help them solve local problems is called

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4. Action research is

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5. The term ‘phenomenology’ is associated with the process of

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6. The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?

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7. Books and records are the primary sources of data in

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8. The important prerequisites of a research in sciences, social sciences and humanities are

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9. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below.

List-I

A Historical method

B Survey method

C Philosophical method

D Experimental method

List-II

I Past events

II Vision

III Present events

IV Future action

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10. The approach which is based on the assumption that social phenomena can be explained by observing cause and effect is

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Research Aptitude Set 9

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1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good theory or explanation

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2. Research that is done to understand an event from the past is known as

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3. Which of the following is not a longitudinal design?

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4. One of the limitations of the case study is that

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5. The type of research that tests hypothesis and theories in order to explain how and why a phenomenon operates as it does is

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6. One of the aims of scientific method in research is to

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7. Which of the following research specifically requires objectivity to discover facts and causes from the data gathered for the purpose?

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8. An ontological question is usually about

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9. As the value of one variable is increasing, the value of second variable is also increasing, then the correlation coefficient will be

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10. Responding to a substance like a sugar pill as if it were a drug is called

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Research Aptitude Set 10

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1. In psychology and education, experimental research is also termed as

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2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a researcher?

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3. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?

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4. What is a cross-sectional design?

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5. The best quality of a researcher is

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6. What do you consider as the main aim of interdisciplinary research?

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7. Which research method is most appropriate if a researcher is looking for a causal relationship?

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8. Which of the following types of research is associated with theory testing?

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9. Defining hypothesis is a useful way of approaching research because

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10. The introduction section of the research plan

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Research Aptitude Set 11

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1. Which scientific method focuses on generating new hypothesis and theories?

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2. A field experiment is one that takes place in

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3. A correlational study determines

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4. The classification of studies into exploratory, descriptive, analytical or predictive research is based on

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5. Which type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory?

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6. Sources of researchable problems can include

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7. The first step of research is

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8. Field study is related to

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9. Research study that take place over a long period of time is termed as

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10. sine qua non (essential elements) of good research is

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Research Aptitude Set 12

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1. The qualitative research is usually

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2. A non-government organization conducted a study in a Gram Panchayat to Zee the impacts of campaign approach on enrolment and retention of rural elementary school children. This is an example of

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3. A researcher spent several years observing social behaviour of people in their native habitat. The research method used here is

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4. Who is regarded as the father of scientific social surveys?

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5. Which of the following statements is correct?

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6. Objectivity in research implies

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7. The government of India conducts census after every 10 years. The method of research used in this process is

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8. A good hypothesis should be

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9. Which of the following correlational values is the strongest?

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10. Which of the following figures reflect the highest value of Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation?

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Research Aptitude Set 13

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1. Which of the following types of research is associated with theory generating?

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2. In the context of survey research, the following steps are taken in certain order.Which of the following options represent the correct order?

(I) Sampling

(II) Inference

(III) Data analysis

(IV) Data collection

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3. A research plan

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4. A research problem is feasible only when

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5. A widely used format developed by Rensis Likert is used for asking questions about

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6. The main difference between longitudinal and crosssectional researches is in terms of

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7. Hypothesis cannot be stated in

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8. The correlation between intelligence test scores and grades is

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9. Which type of study will be preferred by a researcher to estimate the degree of relationship between the level of education and achievement motivation?

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10. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement?

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Research Aptitude Set 14

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1. One of the following is not a quality of a researcher?

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2. The result of building up information from pieces of information is known as

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3. Which of the following is a function of theory?

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4. Characteristics of the scientific method necessarily include

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5. A nine-year-old is taller than seven- year-old ones. It is an example of

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6. The accuracy of the research process depends upon the

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7. Match List-I (interviews) with List-II (meaning) and select the correct answer from the code given below.

List-I

(Interviews)

A Structured interviews

B Unstructured interviews

C Focused interviews

D Clinical interviews

List-II

(Meanings)

I Greater flexibility approach

II Attention on questions to be answered

III Individual life experience

IV Predetermined question

V Non-directive

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8. The first question that a researcher interested in the application of statistical techniques to his problem has to ask is

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9. The extent to which an instrument measures a characteristic that cannot be directly observed but is assumed to exist is

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10. Epistemology refers to

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Research Aptitude Set 15

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1. It is important that academics produce research that can be widely used and valued by academic community around the world. This is termed as

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2. The problem of researcher seeing only what they expect to see is called

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3. Population generalizability refers to

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4. The degree to which results of a study can be extendedto othe r settings or conditions describes

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5. Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose?

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6. Which of these is not a method of data collection?

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7. An investigator wants to study the vocational aspirations of visually challenged children in a wide geographical area. He should select his sample by using

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8. The type of sampling where each person in population has equal chance of being selected is

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9. In research, something that does not ‘vary’ is called a

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10. We use factorial analysis

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Research Aptitude Set 16

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1. Which of the following is most appropriate to impart training for SPSS, a software package used for statistical analysis

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2. Which of the following is essentially an academic meeting?

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3. The research design is

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4. Recognizing our own values in pursuit of research is essential because

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5. Which of the following is an example of a random sampling method?

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6. Which of the following is not an example of a random sampling method?

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7. Here, some people have greater chance of being elected than other members of the population. It is

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8. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?

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9. A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called

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10. Which of the following independent variables cannot be manipulated in a research study?

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Research Aptitude Set 17

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1. In which of the following, it is required to cite sources in a bibliography at the end?

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2. Which of the following is most likely to make use of the Internet?

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3. Which of the following is a form of harm that might be suffered by research participants?

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4. The act of publishing the same data and results in more than one journal or publication refers to which of the following professional issues?

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5. Research is not considered ethical if it

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6. Ethical transgression is

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7. If a researcher selected five schools at random and then interviewed each of the teachers in those five schools, the researcher used

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8. The purpose of stratified random sampling is to make certain that

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9. A representative sample is essential in

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10. Which one is known as non-probability sampling?

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Research Aptitude Set 18

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1. Which of the following is published in a journal?

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2. A researcher conducted three experiments with 100 subjects each following uniform design instead of one experiment with 300 subjects. This is known as

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3. Why is it important that personal data about research participants be kept within secure confidential records?

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4. The importance of measurement in quantitative research is that

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5. Which of the following ideas is not associated with the stance of situation ethics?

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6. Which of the following is a form of harm that might be suffered by research participants?

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7. A correlation coefficient is best characterized as

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8. Which of the following is an example of a non-random sampling method?

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9. While the statistical measure based upon entire population is called arameter, the measure based upon a sample is known as

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10. A researcher selects a probability sample of 100 out of the total population. It is called

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Research Aptitude Set 19

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1. One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization,which is a sign of

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2. The main purpose of personal data being kept confidential in research studies is

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3. Which technique is generally followed when the population is finite?

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4. Cluster sampling is used when

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5. A researcher divides his population into certain groups and fixes the size of the sample from each group. It is called

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6. Which of the following is a non-probability sample?

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7. A researcher divides the school students on the basis of gender and then by using the random digit table, he selects some of them from each group. This process is called

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8. A researcher can keep the sample size low if population is

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9. Which of the following would not be an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable?

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10. An example of quantitative variable is the

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Research Aptitude Set 20

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1. Which method is most directly associated with lack of informed consent?

 

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2. To ensure accuracy of a research, the sample should be

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3. The process of selecting a subset of a population for a survey is known as

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4. Which research paradigm is not much concerned about generalizing its findings?

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5. The main difference between basic research and applied research lies in

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6. In a research study to learn the impact of the Internet surfing on exam performance, it was found that as the number of hours spent on the Internet surfing increases, the exam performance deteriorates. This study is an example of

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7. In a study of two variables, when one variable goes up as another goes down in value is known as a

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8. Which of the following statements is true?

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9. Which one of the following is a data collection method?

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10. Which of the following is the correct order of Steven’s four levels of measurement?

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