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"Will terrorist attacks increase over the next decade?" - Which type of research question is this
Normative
Predictive
Explanatory
Descriptive
2
A confidence interval (CI) is established around:
the grand mean of a sampling distribution.
a sample statistic.
a population parameter.
the value zero (0).
3
Which of the following comparative designs will (usually) perform best in terms of BOTH internal and external validity?
Single case study
Cohort study
Large-n case study
Small-n case study
4
Caspain
Within-participants
Randomized
Post-test
Factorial
5
Lawra
Interval
Ratio
Nominal
Ordinal
6
Which of the following survey designs is most likely to allow causal inferences?
Cohort
Rolling Cross-section
Panel
Trend
7
If we can establish that variable X changes before variable Q in time, then we can conclude with certainty that:
variable Q is not a cause of variable X
variable X is a cause of variable Q.
variable O is a cause of variable X.
variable X is not a cause of variable O.
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Which is not Quantitative Content Analysis?
Coding of latent content
Standardized codebook
Statistical analysis
A priori codes
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How are terrorists and their actions similar to or different from traditional political or military actors and actions?
Descriptive
Prescriptive
Explanatory
Normative
10
When, if ever, are war and political violence justified?
Predictive
Prescriptive
Descriptive
Normative
11
What facilitates terrorism more, ethnic or religious conflicts? - Which type of research question is this
Prescriptive
Explanatory
Predictive
Descriptive
12
Triangulation does NOT focus on the following research component
Participants
Data
Methods
Investigators
13
Which philosophical position considers the objectivity of a researcher least important?
Logical Positivism
Scientific Realism
Classical Positivism
Interpretivism
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Mogs
A high level of charitable giving.
A high level of religiosity.
Countries that differ in major religion.
Countries that in general are very different.
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Karl Popper says falsification of theories should be primary goal. Which matches the logic of falsification most?
Retroduction
Deduction
Verification
Induction
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If a researcher wants to test a theory with a single case study, which would be most recommended?
Unusual or extreme case
Critical or crucial case
Most different system design (MDSD)
Deviant case
17
Which of the following terms are all basic attributes of scientific research?
Methodological, personal experience, systematic
Systematic, verifiable, theory-based
Verifiable, self-critical, traditional
Intuitive, self-critical, methodological
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Cyan
Acquiescence bias.
Misreporting
Question order effects.
Recall problems.
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The ability to draw causal inferences is called ____
Familiarity
Coherence
internal validity
Reliability
20
What is the most effective way that governments can respond to terrorism?
Prescriptive
Descriptive
Predictive
Explanatory
21
The research design of Milgram's study "Obedience to Authority" can be best described as:
Experimental Design
Comparative Design
Historical Design
Cross-sectional Design
22
Tud
Leading question.
Open-ended question.
Double-barreled question.
Balanced question.
23
Helaine
Selection Bias
Maturation
History
Instability
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Cwem
Normative
Descriptivie
Predictive
Explanatory
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Sus-Anna
1. Transferability, 2. Confirmability, 3. Credibility, 4. Dependability
1. Dependability, 2. Confirmability, 3. Transferability, 4. Credibility
1. Credibility, 2. Transferability, 3. Dependability, 4. Confirmability
1. Credibility, 2. Dependability, 3. Confirmability, 4. Transferability
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The term "normal science" has been used by the following author:
Imre Lakatos
Carl Gustav Hempel
Karl Popper
Thomas Kuhn
27
The presence or absence of a confounding factor is primarily an issue of:
Internal Validity
Measurement Reliability
External Validity
Criterion Validity
28
Post-colonialism as an approach falls under which philosophy of social science?
Classical Positivism
Scientific Realism
Logical Positivism
Interpretivism
29
Measurement reliability of qualitative content analysis can be assessed by:
Reproducibility
Objectivity
Plausibility
Coder Stability
30
The Milgram study on 'Obedience to Authority' raised ethical issues for several reasons, the most serious problem was:
The psychological burden
The use of concealment
The use of electric shocks
The use of deception
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When measuring a concept with several indicators, a researcher would (if no perfect measurement is possible) prefer:
Small random error and small systematic error
High random error and high systematic error
High random error but no systematic error
Small random error and high systematic error
