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Practice Quiz Chapter 05
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not completed
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Empirical questions are the questions about things that can be ________.
a) measured
correct
incorrect
b) counted
correct
incorrect
c) observed
correct
incorrect
d) all of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Variables have ________ that are observable and measurable.
a) answers
correct
incorrect
b) questions
correct
incorrect
c) states
correct
incorrect
d) data
correct
incorrect
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not completed
.
Operationalization defines a concept in ________ terms.
a) established
correct
incorrect
b) estimated
correct
incorrect
c) empirical
correct
incorrect
d) expected
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
At the operational level, a hypothesis asserts a relationship between ________.
a) concepts
correct
incorrect
b) variables
correct
incorrect
c) ideas
correct
incorrect
d) theories
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The process of doing research involves reducing conceptual problems down to ________.
a) a hypothesis
correct
incorrect
b) a research objective
correct
incorrect
c) a conceptual problem
correct
incorrect
d) empirical questions
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
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The ________ form of a hypothesis asserts that there is a relationship between variables.
a) conceptual
correct
incorrect
b) operational
correct
incorrect
c) categorical
correct
incorrect
d) empirical
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The primary function of a variable is to enable the measurement of changes in its corresponding ________.
a) abstract theory
correct
incorrect
b) abstract hypothesis
correct
incorrect
c) abstract concept
correct
incorrect
d) theory
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
As a rule, variables must ________ represent an abstract concept being studied.
a) categorically
correct
incorrect
b) negatively
correct
incorrect
c) validly
correct
incorrect
d) operationally
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Variables must have at least one range of possible ________.
a) answers
correct
incorrect
b) questions
correct
incorrect
c) states
correct
incorrect
d) theories
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Finding measurable variables for concepts is called ________.
a) validity
correct
incorrect
b) operationalization
correct
incorrect
c) reliability
correct
incorrect
d) conceptualization
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Research objectives are used to guide research that seeks to ________ what is happening.
a) question
correct
incorrect
b) describe
correct
incorrect
c) explain
correct
incorrect
d) test
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In qualitative research, operationalization usually occurs ________ data collection.
a) after
correct
incorrect
b) before
correct
incorrect
c) during
correct
incorrect
d) never
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
When using a ________ variable, the researcher examines people who have similar conditions/situations but are not exposed to the independent variable.
a) placebo
correct
incorrect
b) dependent
correct
incorrect
c) control
correct
incorrect
d) mitigating
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
"When measured, does the variable adequately reflect our understanding of the concept?" This question refers to ________.
a) reliability
correct
incorrect
b) validity
correct
incorrect
c) generalizability
correct
incorrect
d) operationalization
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Research objectives do not ________ what is happening.
a) explain
correct
incorrect
b) describe
correct
incorrect
c) illustrate
correct
incorrect
d) test
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
true
correct
incorrect
false
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Empirical questions are the questions about things that can be ________.
a) measured
correct
incorrect
b) counted
correct
incorrect
c) observed
correct
incorrect
d) all of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Variables have ________ that are observable and measurable.
a) answers
correct
incorrect
b) questions
correct
incorrect
c) states
correct
incorrect
d) data
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Operationalization defines a concept in ________ terms.
a) established
correct
incorrect
b) estimated
correct
incorrect
c) empirical
correct
incorrect
d) expected
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
At the operational level, a hypothesis asserts a relationship between ________.
a) concepts
correct
incorrect
b) variables
correct
incorrect
c) ideas
correct
incorrect
d) theories
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The process of doing research involves reducing conceptual problems down to ________.
a) a hypothesis
correct
incorrect
b) a research objective
correct
incorrect
c) a conceptual problem
correct
incorrect
d) empirical questions
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The ________ form of a hypothesis asserts that there is a relationship between variables.
a) conceptual
correct
incorrect
b) operational
correct
incorrect
c) categorical
correct
incorrect
d) empirical
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The primary function of a variable is to enable the measurement of changes in its corresponding ________.
a) abstract theory
correct
incorrect
b) abstract hypothesis
correct
incorrect
c) abstract concept
correct
incorrect
d) theory
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
As a rule, variables must ________ represent an abstract concept being studied.
a) categorically
correct
incorrect
b) negatively
correct
incorrect
c) validly
correct
incorrect
d) operationally
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Variables must have at least one range of possible ________.
a) answers
correct
incorrect
b) questions
correct
incorrect
c) states
correct
incorrect
d) theories
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Finding measurable variables for concepts is called ________.
a) validity
correct
incorrect
b) operationalization
correct
incorrect
c) reliability
correct
incorrect
d) conceptualization
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Research objectives are used to guide research that seeks to ________ what is happening.
a) question
correct
incorrect
b) describe
correct
incorrect
c) explain
correct
incorrect
d) test
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In qualitative research, operationalization usually occurs ________ data collection.
a) after
correct
incorrect
b) before
correct
incorrect
c) during
correct
incorrect
d) never
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
When using a ________ variable, the researcher examines people who have similar conditions/situations but are not exposed to the independent variable.
a) placebo
correct
incorrect
b) dependent
correct
incorrect
c) control
correct
incorrect
d) mitigating
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
"When measured, does the variable adequately reflect our understanding of the concept?" This question refers to ________.
a) reliability
correct
incorrect
b) validity
correct
incorrect
c) generalizability
correct
incorrect
d) operationalization
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Research objectives do not ________ what is happening.
a) explain
correct
incorrect
b) describe
correct
incorrect
c) illustrate
correct
incorrect
d) test
correct
incorrect
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