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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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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Philosophical research
62%
Historical research
16%
Mythological research
9%
Content analysis
Q.4 The scientific method can be used
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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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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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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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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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Observation
20%
Historical
19%
Survey
34%
Philosophical
Q.10 Research can be classified as
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Basic, applied and action research.
19%
Quantitative and qualitative research.
14%
Philosophical, historical, survey and experimental research.
55%
All the above
Q.1 The term associated with the theory and the method of interpretation of human action in social sciences is
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Theology
40%
Hermeneutics
34%
Ontology
10%
None of the above
Q.2 The study in which investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as
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Survey research
56%
‘Ex post facto’ research
14%
Historical research
12%
Summative research
Q.3 Which research approach is the most appropriate to establish a relationship that is causal in nature?
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Causal-comparative
33%
Experimental
34%
Correlational
3%
Descriptive
Q.4 Books and records are the primary sources of data in
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Historical research
22%
Participatory research
10%
Clinical research
13%
Laboratory research
Q.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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28%
Descriptive research
26%
Predictive research
39%
Explanatory research
8%
None of the above
Q.6Fundamental research reflects the ability to
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Synthesize new ideas
25%
Expound new principles
42%
Evaluate the existing material concerning research
23%
Study the existing literature regarding various topics
Q.7 The classification of studies into exploratory, descriptive, analytical or predictive research is based on
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Logic
22%
Outcome
33%
Process
20%
Purpose
Q.8 The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?
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Experimental
41%
Causal–comparative
19%
Correlational
7%
None of the above
Q.9 One of the limitations of the case study is that
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There are few subjects for which it is applicable.
28%
There are no control groups.
36%
It requires a large and expensive sample size.
10%
None of the above