A numerical scale on which survey respondents indicate the direction and strength of their response is a
a. Likert scale.
b. rating scale.
c. nominal scale.
d. a Likert scale and a rating scale.
A potential drawback of secondary sources is that they ____.
a. typically do not contain detailed information about any specific study
b. often cover a decade or more of research in a given area
c. provide detailed information about research methods but little about results
d. offer no statistical analysis in support of their conclusions
Questions for which participants choose from a limited number of alternatives are _____ questions.
a. leading
b. open-ended
c. closed-ended
d. loaded
Which type of source summarizes information from sources of original research reports?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. premier
d. germinal
Questions for which participants formulate their own responses are _____ questions.
a. leading
b. open-ended
c. closed-ended
d. loaded
An empirical journal article is an example of a ____ source.
a. primary
b. secondary
c. premier
d. germinal
Which of the following is not a type of qualitative research?
a. case study
b. action research
c. archival research
d. survey research
A ____ source contains original research reports.
a. primary
b. secondary
c. premier
d. germinal
The _____ method involves describing data that existed before the time of the study.
a. case study
b. naturalistic observational
c. laboratory observational
d. archival
Research studies that are intended to answer practical problems would be classified as ____.
a. basic
b. applied
c. systematic
d. necessary
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