RSCH Final Test Review

Question 1

A primary function of methodology is to guide and control the process of gathering data

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What is a variable other than the independent variable that is associated with or affects dependent variable or outcome:

Accepted Answer

Confounding variable

Question 3

Why is it important to reference?

Accepted Answer

All of the above are reasons to reference

Question 4

What are suitable resources for college students

Accepted Answer

None of the above are suitable

Question 5

PICO stands for population, intervention, comparison, outcomes

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Your final exam is due

Accepted Answer

Sunday August 7th

Question 7

Which of the following is an ethical issue in research?

Accepted Answer

All of the above are unethical

Question 8

Correlation implies causation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

What is a juried, or refereed research report?

Accepted Answer

A peer reviewed schollarly journal

Question 10

If a scientist has just amassed a wealth of raw data, the next stage would be to interpret and analyze data.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Every time you eat peanuts, you start to cough. You are allergic to peanuts. What type of reasoning is this?

Accepted Answer

Inductive reasoning

Question 12

How do you know if a peice of information is high quality?

Accepted Answer

It is found in a peer-reviewed research report

Question 13

Nuclear bag fibres measure

Accepted Answer

Rate of change within a muscle

Question 14

In a research study, the value of 'n' is equal to the sample size.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Which of the following is a factor to be considered when evaluating the credibility of a source?

Accepted Answer

Date of publication

Question 16

To be accepted into the body of scientific knowledge, all investigations must go though the process of peer review.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

The milgram study found that people will quickly stand up to an authority figure when they are uncomfortable

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

A study is deemed statistically significant of the value of "p" is above 0.05.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

All of the following are examples of unscientific methods except

Accepted Answer

All of the above are examples of unscientific methods

Question 20

Research intended to address a specific issue that will have immediate relevance to current practices is

Accepted Answer

Applied research

Question 21

In the docu about the "Stanford Prison Experiment," Dr. Z dressed the guards in hats to establish authority

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Reading the professional literature in the field of interest is necessary only for the leaders in the field

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

The impact of obesity on physical performance is an example of which type of research?

Accepted Answer

Quantitative

Question 24

The impact of mentoring in sports participation is an example of which type of research?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative

Question 25

A research to determine the chemical composition of organic molecules is an example of basic research.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

Narrative-type data; often used in social sciences

Accepted Answer

Qualitative research

Question 27

Numerical data to explain, predict, show control of phenomenon

Accepted Answer

Quantitative research

Question 28

An average (or mean) by itself might not be very useful

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

The results part of a study is where the data/information is analyzed and interpreted.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Which researcher used 'teachers' to administer electric shocks to people making incorrect responses?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Stanley Milgram

Question 31

Research driven by curiosity that tends not to be directly applicable to the real world is what?

Accepted Answer

Basic research

Question 32

_________ is the variable being manipulated

Accepted Answer

Independent

Question 33

All birds have feathers. All robins are birds. Therefore, robins have feathers. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Deductive reasoning

Question 34

All of the following are ways to remain current EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Use your own opinion and experience to determine what is relevent

Question 35

Inductive reasoning Can lead to false conclusions even if both premises are correct

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Paraphrasing properly is to:

Accepted Answer

Summarize the text in your own words and cite it

Question 37

Which of the following is found by adding all numbers in the data set and then dividing by the number of values

Accepted Answer

Mean

Question 38

Inferential statistics involves testing hypotheses about the population

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

_______ is the variable that we measure

Accepted Answer

Dependent

Question 40

The researcher would expect to review relevant liturature after the methods are designed

Accepted Answer

False

Question 41

All of the folowing are characteristics of a trustworthy source except...

Accepted Answer

Is your mom

Question 42

The stanford prison experiment concluded that...

Accepted Answer

People will readily conform to the social roles they are expected to play

Question 43

Where is the best place to interpret the study as it relates to research

Accepted Answer

Discussion

RSCH Final Test Review

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RSCH Final Test Review

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