Scientists are skeptical of research results that appear in the popular press rather than in professional journals because
a. the scientists may not hear about that research.
b. research in the popular press is often more about politics than science.
c. the research will not have gone through peer review so its quality is unknown.
d. scientists do not like it when the public hears about the research first.
Which type of case study is a detailed, objective study of one research entity at one point in time?
A) Snapshot case study
B) Longitudinal case study
C) Prepost case study
D) Patchwork case study
The phase of action research in which the researcher assists the people in the research population with examining their situation and recognizing their problems is ____________.
A) Gathering the Information to Answer the Questions
B) Identifying the Research Question(s)
C) Analyzing and Interpreting the Information
D) Sharing the Results with the Participants
A researcher makes his/her intentions to study a group known, and then engages fully in the group's activities.
This carries the risk of limiting rapport with original members of the group and going native, or losing researcher objectivity through identification with the meanings of the group. What research role is the researcher taking on?
A) complete participant
B) participant as observer
C) observer as participant
D) complete observer
Recent research by the psychologist Daryl Bem (2011) suggested the existence of paranormal phenomena. Some scientists have rejected this research because
a. the research was conducted by a psychologist.
b. there appear to have been significant methodological flaws in the research.
c. scientists tend to discredit popular beliefs, no matter how much research supports them.
d. it would have been possible to falsify the results.