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1. The most appropriate name for the polygraph is:

  • A. lie detector
  • B. arousal detector
  • C. mind reader
  • D. guilt meter

Explanation: A polygraph records physiological arousal indicators such as heart rate, respiration, and skin conductance; it cannot directly detect…

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Correct answer: arousal detector

2. When a polygraph operator asks a subject, "Have you ever lied to your parents?" he or she is using:

  • A. a control
  • B. a critical
  • C. deception
  • D. an irrelevant

Explanation: “Have you ever lied to your parents?” is a control question because it concerns a broadly common wrongdoing and establishes a comparison…

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Correct answer: a control

3. In order for norms to be meaningful what must also occur?

  • A. Randomization
  • B. Consensus
  • C. Direct sampling
  • D. Standardization

Explanation: Meaningful norms require standardized procedures so that test scores can be compared with a properly established reference group.

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Correct answer: Standardization

4. An excellent paper by Campbell and Stanley________outlines the designs for educational research using this style and the following one of conceptual inquiry:

  • A. 1955
  • B. 1958
  • C. 1963
  • D. 1961

Explanation: Campbell and Stanley’s influential work on experimental and quasi-experimental designs was published in 1963.

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Correct answer: 1963

5. The ultimate aim is to produce precise unambiguous statements often for the sake of extending empirical:

  • A. Study
  • B. Knowledge
  • C. Evaluation
  • D. Education

Explanation: In research, precise and unambiguous statements help build and extend empirical knowledge, meaning knowledge based on systematic…

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Correct answer: Knowledge

6. The researcher usually admits openly his:

  • A. Bias
  • B. Fault
  • C. Disability
  • D. Common senseDiscover Lesson Plans

Explanation: Researchers should acknowledge their own bias because personal assumptions can influence question selection, observation, interpretation…

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Correct answer: Bias

7. Conceptual enquiry is based upon the idea of______being value-free and not biased politically:

  • A. Evaluation
  • B. Awareness
  • C. Art
  • D. Science

Explanation: Conceptual enquiry is commonly tied to science, which aims to examine claims systematically and reduce personal or political bias.

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Correct answer: Science

8. Researchers use experiments rather than other research methods in order to distinguish between:

  • A. case studies and surveys
  • B. random samples and representative samples
  • C. facts and theories
  • D. causes and effectsTrack Health Symptoms

Explanation: Experiments manipulate a suspected cause while controlling conditions and measuring the outcome, allowing researchers to distinguish…

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Correct answer: causes and effectsTrack Health Symptoms

9. Controlled enquiry is based on the classic concept of the:

  • A. Scientific study
  • B. Scientific inquiry
  • C. Scientific approach
  • D. Scientific experiment

Explanation: Controlled enquiry is based on the scientific experiment, in which variables are manipulated and other conditions are controlled to test a…

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Correct answer: Scientific experiment

10. Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as:

  • A. the case study
  • B. experimentation
  • C. random sampling
  • D. naturalistic observationManagement Sciences Mcqs

Explanation: Naturalistic observation involves systematically watching behavior in its normal setting without manipulating the environment, as when…

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Correct answer: naturalistic observationManagement Sciences Mcqs

11. Who deliberately makes contact with and interacts personally with the learning environment?

  • A. Student
  • B. Researcher
  • C. Advocate
  • D. Trend-setter

Explanation: A researcher deliberately enters and interacts with the learning environment to observe or investigate it systematically.

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Correct answer: Researcher

12. Which of the following is the main problem with pseudo-surveys?

  • A. they are often not reallyaires
  • B. they do not produce any reliable results
  • C. the environmental conditions are often not favourable
  • D. the sample of people used is not random

Explanation: Pseudo-surveys commonly lack a properly selected random sample, so their results cannot be generalized confidently to the wider…

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Correct answer: the sample of people used is not random

13. Durkheim used the multivariate approach to write a pioneering and influential analysis of:

  • A. racial discrimination
  • B. European countries
  • C. poverty
  • D. suicide

Explanation: Durkheim used comparative and multivariate analysis in his classic study of suicide, relating suicide rates to social factors such as…

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Correct answer: suicide

14. What is the first step in the scientific method?

  • A. reviewing the literature
  • B. defining the problem
  • C. formulating a testable hypothesis
  • D. selecting the research design and then collecting and analyzing the data

Explanation: Scientific inquiry begins by identifying and clearly defining the problem to be studied.

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Correct answer: defining the problem

15. Dr. Dienringer wants to study attachment patterns in single-parents families. She plan to define the strength of attachment as the time it takes for the parent to respond when the infant starts to cry. Defining attachment in this way would:

  • A. distort the true meaning attachment
  • B. be an example of a hypothesis
  • C. represent an operational definition
  • D. require a double-blind research design

Explanation: An operational definition translates an abstract construct such as attachment into a measurable procedure, here the delay before a parent…

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Correct answer: represent an operational definition

16. The disadvantage is the impersonal style making it difficult for the reader or teacher to identify with the:

  • A. Conclusions
  • B. Samples
  • C. Enquiry
  • D. Performance

Explanation: An impersonal presentation can make it harder for readers or teachers to relate the evidence to the study’s conclusions.

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Correct answer: Conclusions

17. In addition, detailed data are sacrificed for the sake of____________conclusions:

  • A. Basic
  • B. General
  • C. Complex
  • D. Positive

Explanation: Large-scale or broad studies often sacrifice fine detail so that their findings can support general conclusions across people or settings.

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Correct answer: General

18. This approach on only acknowledges that other bases than be scientific approach exit, but consciously attempts to use other approaches, This style acknowledges that the norm is an opinion-based on theoretical perspective and not an axion. The basic assumption of the style is that there are ever-expanding______________programmers:

  • A. Educational
  • B. Research
  • C. General
  • D. Informational

Explanation: The phrase “ever-expanding research programmes” fits an approach that treats knowledge as developing through continuing inquiry and…

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Correct answer: Research

19. The advantages are that is large quantity of data is collected which may form a basis for generalizing from the sample to the:

  • A. Sample
  • B. Population
  • C. Quantity
  • D. Research

Explanation: A sample is the smaller group from which data are collected, while the population is the larger group to which justified findings may be…

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Correct answer: Population

20. The tests are developed as instruments to enable the collection of data about individuals, such as intelligence tests and examinations, attitude scales personality assessment, test of creativity and:

  • A. Evaluation tests
  • B. Aptitude tests
  • C. Questionnaires
  • D. Analytical tests

Explanation: Questionnaires are standard instruments for collecting information about attitudes, personality, creativity, and other individual…

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Correct answer: Questionnaires
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