Practice Quiz Chapter 01

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. ________ research involves generating numerical data to answer research questions.

a) Qualitative correct incorrect

b) Constructivist correct incorrect

c) Quantitative correct incorrect

d) Mixed-methods correct incorrect

e) Numeric correct incorrect

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. All of the following would be considered characteristics of quantitative research except for ________.

a) validity correct incorrect

b) subjectivity correct incorrect

c) large samples correct incorrect

d) measurement correct incorrect

e) statistical analysis correct incorrect

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. Characteristics of qualitative research include all of following except for ________.

a) non-numerical data correct incorrect

b) understanding peoples' meanings of experience correct incorrect

c) rigid study design correct incorrect

d) researcher as an integral part of the process correct incorrect

e) direct quotations used as part of the data correct incorrect

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. Main sources of data used in qualitative research include all of the following except for ________.

a) open-ended interviews correct incorrect

b) measurement of key variables correct incorrect

c) direct observation correct incorrect

d) arts-based activities correct incorrect

e) written documents correct incorrect

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. The following would not be considered a characteristic of mixed-methods research: ________.

a) Qualitative and quantitative methods can be conducted simultaneously or in succession correct incorrect

b) Statistics are used in the quantitative phase; thematic analysis is used in the qualitative phase correct incorrect

c) Both types of data are deemed valuable to answer the research question(s) correct incorrect

d) Sample sizes for the qualitative component are often larger than those for the quantitative correct incorrect

e) Questionnaires and interviews are often used together in a mixed-methods study correct incorrect

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. ________ refers to the set of beliefs related to a researcher's general orientation of the world and the nature of research.

a) Philosophical worldview correct incorrect

b) Mixed-methods research correct incorrect

c) Ontology correct incorrect

d) Epistemology correct incorrect

e) Postpositivism correct incorrect

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. One's belief in the nature of truth and reality best describes ________.

a) ontology correct incorrect

b) two-eyed seeing correct incorrect

c) epistemology correct incorrect

d) philosophical worldview correct incorrect

e) transformative correct incorrect

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. Developing the problem, formulating the hypothesis, gathering the data, and analyzing and interpreting results are most commonly associated with ________.

a) postpositivism correct incorrect

b) constructivism correct incorrect

c) epistemology correct incorrect

d) transformative correct incorrect

e) two-eyed seeing correct incorrect

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. All of the following would be considered accurate matches between a research approach and philosophical worldview except for ________ and _________.

a) quantitative; postpositivism correct incorrect

b) qualitative/quantitative; two-eyed seeing correct incorrect

c) qualitative; epistemology correct incorrect

d) mixed methods; pragmatism correct incorrect

e) qualitative; constructivism correct incorrect

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. You are passionate about advocating for marginalized peoples and want your research to have an action agenda that aligns with local policies. The worldview you ascribe to is ________.

a) postpostivism correct incorrect

b) constructivism correct incorrect

c) pragmatism correct incorrect

d) ontologicalism correct incorrect

e) Transformative correct incorrect

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. Understanding research methods enables students and professionals to critique a current body of knowledge, and add to that body of knowledge in a unique way.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. While research can be defined as the discovery of knowledge, science is a specific method used to discover that knowledge.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. When developing a research study, it is important to link the research approach taken to the type of data collection selected.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. What "counts" as knowledge to researchers has little influence on their program of research.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Two-eyed seeing brings together Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect