Q.2 What is the position held by a positivist as far as acquiring knowledge is concerned?
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A general positive attitude towards research.
52%
Scientific research should be based on value-free,empirical observations
19%
Exact knowledge can be acquired from the society
7%
None of the above
Q.3 The approach which is based on the assumption that social phenomena can be explained by observing cause and effect is
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28%
Positivism
33%
Interpretivism
29%
Qualitative
10%
None of the above
Q.4 An ontological question is usually about
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Diagnose of a medical problem.
44%
Study of things outside ourselves, an external reality
30%
Use of questionnaires or interviews in project
17%
Acceptable level of knowledge.
Q.5 Which of the following is not a characteristic of a researcher?
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Industrious and persistent.
20%
Specialist rather than a generalist
20%
Objective
46%
Not versatile in his interest and even in his native abilities.
Q.6 An important practical issue to consider while designing a research project is
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An interesting theoretical perspective.
28%
Add to knowledge of researcher only.
41%
Availability of time and other resources.
7%
None of the above
Q.7 The two main approaches of a research are
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Data collection and data analysis
18%
Surveys and questionnaires
20%
Sampling and data collection
33%
Qualitative and quantitative
Q.8 . 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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33%
Explanation
28%
Description
24%
Influence
15%
Prediction
Q.10 Which of the following research specifically requires objectivity to discover facts and causes from the data gathered for the purpose?
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26%
Quantitative research
34%
Fundamental research
24%
Qualitative research
17%
Action research
Q.1 In psychology and education, experimental research is also termed as
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43%
S–R (stimulus–response) research
32%
Analytical research
10%
Historical research
15%
Post Facto research
Q.2 Fundamental research is usually carried out in
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29%
Classroom
29%
Field setting
31%
Laboratory conditions
11%
Social setting
Q.3 The research which is exploring new facts through the study of the past is called
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12%
Philosophical research
62%
Historical research
16%
Mythological research
9%
Content analysis
Q.4 The scientific method can be used
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24%
Only in physical sciences such as physics and chemistry.
11%
Only in social sciences.
60%
Both in physical and social sciences.
6%
None of the above
Q.5 In the method of naturalistic observation, there will be
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14%
Haphazard behaviour as it naturally occurs.
55%
Setting up of controlled experiments by which they uncover causal elements in behaviour.
22%
Set out to actively observe subjects in their natural environments.
9%
Interview subjects at different stages of life.
Q.6 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?
and empirically tests the model to determine how well the model fits the data?
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8%
Causal modelling
27%
Predictive research
47%
Descriptive research
18%
Exploratory research
Q.7 The important prerequisites of a research in sciences,social sciences and humanities are
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Laboratory skills, records, supervisor and topic.
20%
Supervisor, topic, critical analysis and patience.
26%
Archives, supervisor, topic and flexibility in thinking.
32%
Topic, supervisor, good temperament and precon- ceived notions.
Q.8 One of the aims of scientific method in research is to
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21%
Improve data interpretation
28%
Eliminate spurious relations
19%
Confirm triangulation
32%
Introduce new variables
Q.9 Which of the following is not the method of research?
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26%
Observation
20%
Historical
19%
Survey
34%
Philosophical
Q.10 Research can be classified as
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11%
Basic, applied and action research.
19%
Quantitative and qualitative research.
14%
Philosophical, historical, survey and experimental research.
55%
All the above