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Practice Quiz Chapter 01
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________ research involves generating numerical data to answer research questions.
a) Qualitative
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b) Constructivist
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c) Quantitative
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d) Mixed-methods
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e) Numeric
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All of the following would be considered characteristics of quantitative research except for ________.
a) validity
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b) subjectivity
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c) large samples
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d) measurement
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e) statistical analysis
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Characteristics of qualitative research include all of following except for ________.
a) non-numerical data
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b) understanding peoples' meanings of experience
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c) rigid study design
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d) researcher as an integral part of the process
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e) direct quotations used as part of the data
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Main sources of data used in qualitative research include all of the following except for ________.
a) open-ended interviews
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b) measurement of key variables
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c) direct observation
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d) arts-based activities
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e) written documents
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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
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b) Statistics are used in the quantitative phase; thematic analysis is used in the qualitative phase
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c) Both types of data are deemed valuable to answer the research question(s)
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d) Sample sizes for the qualitative component are often larger than those for the quantitative
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e) Questionnaires and interviews are often used together in a mixed-methods study
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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
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b) Mixed-methods research
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c) Ontology
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d) Epistemology
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e) Postpositivism
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One's belief in the nature of truth and reality best describes ________.
a) ontology
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b) two-eyed seeing
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c) epistemology
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d) philosophical worldview
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e) transformative
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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
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b) constructivism
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c) epistemology
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d) transformative
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e) two-eyed seeing
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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
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b) qualitative/quantitative; two-eyed seeing
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c) qualitative; epistemology
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d) mixed methods; pragmatism
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e) qualitative; constructivism
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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
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b) constructivism
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c) pragmatism
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d) ontologicalism
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e) Transformative
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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.
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b) False
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While research can be defined as the discovery of knowledge, science is a specific method used to discover that knowledge.
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b) False
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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.
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b) False
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What "counts" as knowledge to researchers has little influence on their program of research.
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b) False
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Two-eyed seeing brings together Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.
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b) False
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