A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

Related Mcqs:

1. A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ?

   A. exhaustive
   B. tangible
   C. comprehensive
   D. relevant
   E. mutually exclusive

2. A researcher examines the literature written by Black novelists during the “Negro Renaissance” (1913-1935) to see if they reflect the political movements going on in the Black community in the United States at that time What type of research methodology is being used in this example ?

   A. secondary analysis
   B. interviews
   C. observation
   D. content analysis

3. In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

   A. tactful
   B. creative
   C. unobtrusive
   D. fluent in several languages
   E. discreet

4. In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________?

   A. with the group for months and sometimes years
   B. discreet about his/her research
   C. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
   D. open and honest about his/her intentions
   E. taking copious notes

5. When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?

   A. secondary observer
   B. participant-as-observer
   C. complete participant
   D. ethnographer
   E. social scientist

6. A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?

   A. interviews
   B. nares
   C. representative samples
   D. observation techniques

7. In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a (n) ?

   A. operational definition
   B. quantitative theorem
   C. theory
   D. hypothesis
   E. scale

8. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?

   A. internal consistency
   B. correlation
   C. theory
   D. time order
   E. elimination of spuriousness

9. A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?

   A. interviews
   B. naires
   C. representative samples
   D. observation techniques

10. A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called_______________?

    A. an unobtrusive
    B. field research
    C. qualitative analysis
    D. content analysis
    E. ethnography