A tentative statement by a researcher about the expected relationship between what the researcher is seeking to understand and what the researcher is examining as potential cause(s) is called a(n)
a. hypothesis.
b. theory.
c. research question.
d. tautology.
e. statement of variable.
Q. 2The stage of research in which a researcher decides which aspects of an issue are most important to consider when studying it is
a. correlation.
b. causality.
c. conceptualization.
d. operationalization.
e. external validity.
Q. 3The establishment of a particular measurement scheme for a concept is known as
a. correlation.
b. qualification.
c. conceptualization.
d. operationalization.
e. quantification.
Q. 4A set of generally accepted information about how and why phenomena relate to one another in a variety of settings is called
a. science.
b. ecological fallacy.
c. case study.
d. hypothesis.
e. theory.
Q. 5The backbone of scientific inquiry is
a. theory.
b. statistics.
c. case study.
d. anecdotal evidence.
e. defining variable.
Q. 6A relationship between two or more variables where changes in the presence or value of one or more of them brings a change in the presence or value of another is called
a. internal validity.
b. causality.
c. operationalization.
d. conceptualization.
e. external validity.
Q. 7In scientific research, what is the term for an item whose existence or value is subject to change?
a. Truth
b. Observation
c. Conceptualization
d. Internal validity
e. Variable
Q. 8The value or existence of this is NOT affected by the set of factors under examination in a research design.
a. Research question
b. Independent variable
c. Whether the conclusion is a tautology
d. Dependent variable
e. Whether there is an ecological fallacy
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