Chapter 1 Self-Grading Quizzes

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. Science is _______.

a specific set of procedures correct incorrect

the study of empirical analysis correct incorrect

the study of normative analysis correct incorrect

a set of rules that help us understand the world around us correct incorrect

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. Empirical political science is generally concerned with _______.

the way politicians behave correct incorrect

the way politicians think correct incorrect

prescribing the way things ought to be correct incorrect

discovering why things are as they are correct incorrect

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. _______ is not one of the differences between research in the natural versus social sciences.

The level of commitment to research correct incorrect

The level of agreement within the scientific communities about the meaning of concepts correct incorrect

The amount of control that the researcher has over the research setting correct incorrect

The level of agreement within scientific communities about the measurement of concepts correct incorrect

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. The scientific approach is often called _______; another approach to research in the social sciences is _______.

epistemology; methodology correct incorrect

positivism; interpretivism correct incorrect

positivism; objectivity correct incorrect

interpretivism; positivism correct incorrect

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. In order to best inform understanding and decision-making, research should be _______, meaning that its findings are not limited to a particular researcher, approach, or context.

normative correct incorrect

unique correct incorrect

intersubjective correct incorrect

qualitative correct incorrect

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. One of the core beliefs of the scientific approach, _______, is the belief that everything has a cause we can understand.

empiricism correct incorrect

determinism correct incorrect

positivism correct incorrect

replication correct incorrect

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. _______ motivates us to attempt to remove, or at least to minimize, the effect of the observer on the observed.

Empiricism correct incorrect

Determinism correct incorrect

Objectivity correct incorrect

Replication correct incorrect

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. The first step in the scientific process is to _______.

determine what the right answer is correct incorrect

gather empirical data correct incorrect

communicate the results correct incorrect

pose a research question correct incorrect

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. _______ research involves the inclusion of a small number of cases and textual data.

Empirical correct incorrect

Quantitative correct incorrect

Normative correct incorrect

Qualitative correct incorrect

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. A research project that surveyed three thousand Canadians for their preferences on climate change policies would be considered _______.

multi-method research correct incorrect

large-n research correct incorrect

small-n research correct incorrect

poor quality research correct incorrect

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. Empirical analysis is prescriptive in nature and addresses how society and political life should be.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Two ways to support an argument are through logic and through evidence.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Theories are only relevant in normative research.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Science is defined not by the subject you are studying, but by the way you approach answering a question.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The scientific approach to politics has no drawbacks or limits in understanding the social world.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Indigenous research methods prioritize community engagement and the use of Indigenous cultural frameworks.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Mixed method research involves researchers using a series of different data collection techniques.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed research are valued equally by professional researchers.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect