Chapter 1 Quiz

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. What is involved with critical analysis?

Tools to question the methodology that other researchers utilized in research correct incorrect

Determining a general subject from which different types of questions can be derived correct incorrect

To study politics in different ways that interesting and relevant research topics can be identified correct incorrect

Explanation, analysis, and interpretation correct incorrect

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. What is the difference between political science and politics?

political science is the study of how to be a politician correct incorrect

political science is the study of politics correct incorrect

political science and politics are essentially the same thing correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. What is a research topic?

the specific question you will answer through your research correct incorrect

a written synthesis of prior research correct incorrect

a general subject from which different types of questions can be derived correct incorrect

a way to think about politics correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not one of the three general categories of research design?

Quantitative or qualitative research designs correct incorrect

Experimental or observational research designs correct incorrect

Comparative research designs correct incorrect

Contrasting research designs correct incorrect

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. Why is important for samples to be representative of the population?

For hypothesis confirmation correct incorrect

For generalization correct incorrect

For variation correct incorrect

For diversity correct incorrect

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. What is the purpose of pure research?

to satisfy curiosity correct incorrect

to develop causal statements correct incorrect

to solve a problem correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the counterpart to normative research?

Pure research correct incorrect

Descriptive research correct incorrect

Empirical research correct incorrect

Causal research correct incorrect

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. Normative research in political science

Is concerned with questions of what ought to be in politics correct incorrect

Attempts to make causal statements correct incorrect

Involves rich description correct incorrect

Is to satisfy curiosity correct incorrect

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. Variables are

Never correlated with one another correct incorrect

Always simple to identify correct incorrect

Attributes or characteristics that can differ across observations correct incorrect

Opinions that can be disregarded in the research process correct incorrect

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. Empirical research in political science:

Is judgmental correct incorrect

Is like descriptive research in that its main purpose is description of how events occur correct incorrect

Is to satisfy curiosity correct incorrect

Uses evidence to make statements about the relationships between variables correct incorrect