Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies a longitudinal study?
A) A study on post-recession unemployment rates
B) A study on the effects of high sugar consumption on the health of children and adults
C) A study on the development of babies a month after birth and again at age five
D) A study on soil erosion rates during the 2015 Asian monsoon season
Ques. 2As part of the encoding process, the sender of a message must ________.
A) select the receiver's preferred communication channel
B) ask the receiver if he or she understands the message
C) keep all messages in English for universal understanding
D) select appropriate words or symbols given the receiver's experiences and culture
Ques. 3In order to prepare a report on advertising effectively to the next generation, researchers select a small sample and three online databases to make their research less complicated. They are selecting the _____ of the study.
A) delimitations
B) problem scopes
C) proposals
D) hypotheses
Ques. 4The process of communication begins when ________.
A) a message is put into words
B) the message is sent over a communication channel to the receiver
C) the sender has an idea
D) the receiver actually receives the message and decodes it
Ques. 5Brian works for Pharmatech Labs and is conducting research on a certain topic. For the research, he needs a budget of 50000, but the authorities of the lab are willing to fund him only 30000. In this context, this restraint on the budget is an example of a _____.
A) proposal
B) hypothesis
C) limitation
D) citation
Ques. 6The process of communication is successful only when ________.
A) the fastest communication channel is used
B) the sender pronounces all words perfectly
C) the sender receives positive feedback
D) the receiver understands an idea as the sender intended it
Ques. 7Which of the following measures helps to establish boundaries in which a report will be researched and prepared?
A) Sticking to the maximum number of pages allowed
B) Using the what, why, when, where, and who questions
C) Using a single secondary source for all data
D) Gathering as much information as possible from primary research