Critical Inquiry II Quizzes

Which of the following should the reader be able to determine at the end of a well written introduction?

Which is an example of an inferential statistical use in rehab research?

A double-blind experiment is one in which:

The researcher says it's imperative to control many parts of the intervention. What research paradigm does this fit?

Which type of experimental validity is designed to maximize control within the research design?

Which experimental design is considered the "gold standard" for minimizing risks to Validity?

Which statistical tests to answer the research question? Is there a sign. mean improvement on attitudes after course?

Rank your confidence in using excel (1 to 5; 1 = not at all confident, 2 = not very confident, etc). Example of?

Research design with researchers following cohort over 5 years. Every 6 months, skills are assessed. This design is:

One wishes to undertake a research study on a novel concept with no theory for hypothesis. Which type of study to use?

Assume researcher is an active participant in research process. What type of research paradigm does this process fit?

Match the term with the correct description: triangulation

"Qualitative research seeks to _____________ theories, while Quantitative research seeks to _______________ theories."

The term for proactively identifying the domains or content areas for a survey is called:

Match the type of sampling method with the appropriate description: purposive

Match the term with the correct description: ethnography

Which of the following is not a reason for reviewing the literature?

Report the research design to answer: Is there a relationship between sport self-efficacy and PA in adulthood?

Match the type of sampling method with the appropriate description: snowball

For which type of research paradigm is it imperative to control as many parts of the intervention as possible?

Match the internal validity threat with the appropriate description for maturation

Match the type of sampling method with the appropriate description: stratified

If correlation is measured on a scale of -1.0 - + 1.0, what level indicates that no correlation exists at all?

Match the type of sampling method with the appropriate description: cluster

Match the term with the correct description: case study

When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher

Report the statistical test to answer: Is there a sign. mean difference on scores among youth in 5th, 7th, & 9th grade?

Examples of primary research sources in a literature review are

You want to examine providing donuts effect on your final grade, keeping scores constant. Donut provisions are which?

Which type of questions are typically difficult to construct but fairly easy to score/evaluate?

If one wishes to examine relationship between physical activity & BP while controlling for medication type, BP would be

Study to examine effect of an intervention on gross motor function while controlling for age. The intervention is the:

Select highest level of school (high school, some college, college graduate, some grad. school). This question is:

The researcher is an active participant in the research process in:

Which type of validity emphasizes the ability to establish cause and effect?

Report research design: Is there a significant mean difference between kids & teens on mean video game playing hours?

Match the internal validity threat with the appropriate description for selection bias

Boys are randomly assigned to the summer camp and to a control situation. The categorical variable or this study is:

Match the term with the correct description: phenomenology

Consider uses of research in rehab. Which of the following is consistent with the primary purposes of rehab research?

Population divided by sex & size of high school. Which term is a random selection of a sample to represent proportions?

In this type of research paradigm, the study outcome is dependent on time, place, and setting