Primary data research focuses on collecting data but secondary focuses on __________
analyzing data.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Overlooking research ideas because of personal preferences or demographic influences is called ________ in research ideas.
a. testability
b. objectivity
c. manipulation
d. bias
A theory is best defined as
a. a researchers best guess about the reality of the phenomenon he is studying.
b. a series of hypotheses not yet supported by empirical evidence.
c. a group of statements that explains how and why something works and makes predictions
d. the best tentative solution to a specific problem, open to change.
A researcher hypothesizes that Hispanic children will do worse on a verbal aptitude test than will Asian children.
As she administers the tests to each child, she unintentionally gives the Asian children lots of hints and extra time to finish but she has no interaction with the Hispanic children and takes their papers away as soon as the allotted time has passed. This is an example of
a. participant reactivity.
b. the experimenter-expectancy effect.
c. the negative presentation effect.
d. intertreatment interaction.
A female psychologist is watching her children play in their backyard. She observes one child sharing a toy with the other. This sparks an idea to investigate the factors involved in sharing in children.
Which of the following sources of research ideas does this example fall under?
a. theory
b. practical issues
c. everyday life
d. past research
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