Due Sep 15 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 25 Time Limit 60 Minutes

Instructions

1.2 Module 1 Quiz

 Part 1 (1-9), Part 3 (24), and Videos
Take the module quiz when you have completed the
readings and videos. The purpose of the quiz is to provide
an opportunity for you to evaluate how well you retained
what you have learned and to become familiar with the
concepts being studied. This quiz has 25 multiple-choice
questions worth 4 points each.

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Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 35 minutes 100 out of 100

Score for this quiz: 100 out of 100

Submitted Sep 14 at 12:13am
This attempt took 35 minutes.

Question 1 4 / 4 pts
 In addition to making many decisions about how to conduct research, which
of these must a
researcher also do when engaged in a research study?

Correct! document the decisions made

include a random sample

have a control group

prove that the hypothesis is right

Question 2 4 / 4 pts

What makes scientific knowledge different from other types of knowledge?

it is definite where other knowledge is uncertain

it is based in numbers instead of stories

Correct! it is collected systematically to minimize bias

there is no significant difference from other types of knowledge

Question 3 4 / 4 pts

Which of these is true of the empirical approach to knowledge?

it is used primarily in science, not everyday living

it is used primarily in everyday living, not in science

Correct!
it is based on observation or experience

it is knowledge gained only from quantitative or experimental methods

Question 4 4 / 4 pts

Researchers must plan to match their approach with their research question,
in part because
research ideas are translated into:

observations

Correct!
measures

biases

samples

Question 5 4 / 4 pts

Which of these statements is FALSE about good theories?

good theories are generalizable

good theories are testable

good theories use rigorous criteria

Correct!
good theories prove the results of research

Question 6 4 / 4 pts
 When research is used to test hypotheses derived from theories it is called:

Correct! deductive

inductive

conjunctive

grounded

Question 7 4 / 4 pts

A unified explanation of observations is called:

correlation

Correct! theory

empiricism

hypothesis

Question 8 4 / 4 pts

In an experiment, Group A members were given badges for being on time to

the classroom
while Group B members were given no special treatment. Which group is the
control group?

Group A

Correct! Group B
 neither group

both groups

Question 9 4 / 4 pts

True or false: A treatment is sufficient to make a study an experiment.

true

Correct! false

Question 10 4 / 4 pts

In some experiments, the researcher does not know who received a

treatment and who didn’t.
This is called:

control group

placebo

Correct! blind

true experiment

Question 11 4 / 4 pts

When researchers observe and describe a current condition and look to the
past to try to
 identify the possible causes of the condition, it is called a(n) ____________
study.

Correct! causal-comparative

correlational

cross-sectional

longitudinal

Question 12 4 / 4 pts

When researchers investigate cause-and-effect relationships, they usually

prefer which type
of approach?

Correct! experimental

nonexperimental

meta-analysis

there is no preference

Question 13 4 / 4 pts

When researchers are interested in the degree of relationship among two or

more quantitative
variables, the appropriate design is:

Correct! correlational
 case study

cross-sectional

survey

Question 14 4 / 4 pts

Which of these is a form of nonexperimental research?

causal-comparative research

surveys

correlational research

Correct!
all of the above

Question 15 4 / 4 pts

Which type of research often strives to select large samples to use as

participants?

qualitative

census

Correct!
quantitative

purposive
 Question 16 4 / 4 pts

Which type of researchers is more likely to include relevant details about the
researchers’
personal backgrounds?

Correct!
qualitative

quantitative

experimental

Question 17 4 / 4 pts

Which type of researchers is less likely to make adjustments in measures

once the research
has begun?

qualitative

Correct!
quantitative

experimental

Question 18 4 / 4 pts

Researchers who are primarily interested in a topic where little is known may
find the best
approach to be the use of ___________ methods.

quantitative
 cross-sectional

Correct!
qualitative

quasi-experimental

Question 19 4 / 4 pts

Which of these factors may help to determine if a qualitative or quantitative

approach is
taken? (select all that apply)

the research topic is more suited to one or the other

Correct!
the research question is more suited to one or the other

Correct!
when a culture is closed or secretive

Correct!
when participants have limited availability

Question 20 4 / 4 pts

Program evaluation is almost always used for practical decisions, which is a

form of research
called __________.

basic research

experimental research

prototype research

Correct!
applied research
 Question 21 4 / 4 pts

At the end of evaluating a program, an evaluator will collect the information

and compare it
against the ultimate goals of the program in a:

white paper

Correct! summative evaluation

programmatic review

formative evaluation

Question 22 4 / 4 pts

True or false: Programs are similar to experiments in that the programs’

intervention acts as a
treatment in an experiment. Just like experiments, researchers often make
adjustments based on
feedback during the experiment process.

true

Correct! false

Question 23 4 / 4 pts

Programs are often similar to experiments, in which the program acts as a

treatment, but it
 allows for adjustments in the program while it is taking place. The
measurement of the
program’s progress as it is taking place is referred to as:

Correct! formative evaluation

midstream adjudication

applied experiments

modified formulations

Question 24 4 / 4 pts

What is the difference between a directional hypothesis and a nondirectional

hypothesis?

directional hypotheses predict a difference will be found, nondirectional ones

do not

Correct!
directional hypotheses predict the type of difference to be found,
nondirectional do not

directional hypotheses apply to experiments where directions are given

directional hypotheses are those borne out by the data, nondirectional are
those disproven

Question 25 4 / 4 pts
 When do researchers use a null hypothesis?

Correct!
in statistical analysis of multiple variables

in statistical analysis of a single variable

when the original hypothesis is disproven

when one variable has no data

Quiz Score: 100 out of 100