Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published but it often is part of an educational program is which type of review?
Which of the following next step is performed by the researcher after developing the inventory of the relevant variables?
Which of the following best describes the Ethics?
The reviewed litrature must be:
"Higher the level of job satisfaction, higher will be the employee's performance." Which type of relationship the movement of variables determines?
The operational definition is also known as
Which of the following is Not a Literature review?
________ is an example of concrete concept.
A ________ scale only assigns numbers to objects to classify the objects according to the characteristic of interest.
What research is?
All of the following are the basic research methods of data collection except
Which of the following is considered as one of the main parties in a research
"High productivity is positively associated with Job commitment" The given hypothesis is a (an).
Which of the following is the best hypothesis statement to address the research question, "What impact will the new advertising campaign have on use of Brand B?"
All of the following are true about theories, except;
Which of the following is a type of Applied Research?
Hypothesis refers to ________:
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a literature review?
Concepts represent various degree of ________.
Which of the following is an example of an issue that would be checked in a pilot testing?
Which of the following are considered essential steps of the research process
According to Empiricism, which of the following is the ultimate source of all our concepts and knowledge?
One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization, which is a sign of:
Relational hypothesis can be:
________ gives generic idea and not able to measure anything directly, whereas _______ is practical level where researchers make theoretical realities measureable.
In which way does a ratio scale measurement differ from an interval measurement?
Which of the following is NOT an unethical issue?
The validity of measure refers to the:
A theory is a coherent set of ________ used as principles of explanations of the apparent relationship of certain observed phenomena.
Another name of conceptual definition is:
The literature review that the researcher writes become the.
The arrangement of steps involved in operational defination of a concept is
A researcher wants to study the impact of average hour of study in a week on CGPA of MBA students in virtual university of Pakistan. He focused on specifically the students specialized in finance. The total number of MBA (finance) students in VU is an example of which of the following?
Which of the following is not an unethical issue?
"Have you ever had or been treated for skin allergy? Yes No" Which type of question it is?
Apart from that deception is unethical, what is the other important disadvantage of deceiving people?
Which of the following refers to the abstract concept?
The details of a reference should include
To explain, predict and control phenomena are the goals of:
A random sampling technique which chooses elements from subgroups of population for study is called:
Which of the following is not a function of clearly identified research questions?
The primary source of communication's means among researchers is
The following journal article would be an example of ________ research; "The benefits of florescent lighting on production in a factory setting."
Operationalization is the method of associating the conceptual defination to a particular set of ________ .
Which of the following is a research method for descriptive and causal research?
In which of the following sampling methods People are available such as volunteer or can be easily recruited?
The independent variable is;
While discussing about ethics in research, which of the following is not considered as a concerned party?
Hypothesis is also called:
If one variable causes change in value of another variable is termed as:
According to scientific method, which of the following is NOT an empirical reality?
Which of the following is Not a technique to narrow down the broad problem area?
In conducting a literature review; the researcher:
Data collection techniques includes all except
A researcher study to find out the reasions why students are not cooperating with teachers is an example of
After a researcher has stated the specific problem to be studied in an experiment, he must then develop a(n):
Before a researcher specified the relationship among variables, he must have a (an):
What is the first step in the research process?
________ explain the logical relationship among the concepts:
Which of the following is likely to reduce the validity of test?
If a measure is consistent over multiple occasions, it has:
If one variable depends upoun another variable is termed as:
Which of the following is a discrete variable?
With which of the following way the distortion can be produced in self report data?
"How much time is needed to locate the respondents?" is a part of ________ aspect which needs to be evaluated during pilot testing.
If a research is going to explore a new topic, he is conducting which of the following Research?
An elementary or basic form of research, in which little is known about the situation and previous theories or ideas do not apply, is known as:
The introduction section of research proposal contains information about all of the following except
What is opposite of a variable?
Which one of the following aspect needs to be evaluated during "Pilot Testing"?
The researcher protects the confidentiality in following ways, Except;
A researcher can organize a computerized search by
What dose a good literature review look like?
Theoretical review helps to
What is a cross-sectional research?
________ is not a form of measurement validity
In the statement "high motivation results in high efficiency" motivation is the:
The first step in development of theoretical framework is:
Problem statement is a ________ statement of the question or issue that is to be investigated with the goal of finding an answer or solution
If, after pilot testing, a researcher finds that some questions are more appealing then purposeful. Which type of the following instrumental errors can it present if not corrected?
Conceptual defination of the varianle is also known as ________ .
Qualitative and Quantitative Research are the classifications of research on the basis of
What is the basis of the Scientific Method?
Under which of the following research method is not applicable?
One of the major hallmarks of scientific research is:
A variable that appears between independent and dependent variable and shows the link or mechanism between them is known as:
How different theories address an issue comes under:
A variable that modifies the original relationship between independent and dependent variable is known as:
Which of the following is/are the common source of literrature review
"The extensive use of chocolate causes pimples". The given hypothesis is a (an):
Self-study review helps to
The purpose of ________ is to convince reviewers that the researcher is capable of conducting the proposed project successfully.
________ concspt like people's subjective feelings, ideology, deviance and perceptions are measure in research.
A one tailed hypothesis predicts _______.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of qualitative data?
The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more
Which of the following is Not a part of research design?
A good review of the literature increases a reader's confidence in the researcher's
Which of the following best defines the census for study?
Which of the following can be the best possible reason for using a scientific method to make a decision?
Literature review helps the researchers to ________ the finding of the other people's research
What course of action should be adopted by the researcher in order to safeguard the rights of respondent?
Specifically a theoretical framework serves the purpose of:
Which one of the following creates problems of measurements of a concept?
Dichotomous variables are also Known as ________.
What does a researcher mean by the term "empirical"?
The essential part in ethics and ethical standards is:
In ________ we collect same type of information from different respondents in different times.
A study conducted by Pepsi to find out "Impact of salary on employees' turnover" is studied at what level:
Which of the following is a concept?
The organization of concepts in sequence from the most concrete and individual to the most general indicate;
Which of the following in Not a source of Literature review?
Census is better option than sampling in which of the following cases?
Which of the following provides a solid foundation for the theoretical framework?
Descriptive research can be either
A ________ is an important term that is likely to be found in the title.
What does a good literature review look like?
Which of the following best describes an operational definition?
Research methods are applicable in all of the following domains EXCEPT:
In the statement 'an examination of the effects of discretionary behavior on empolyee performance' empolyee performance is the:
Abstract is ________.
Concept is:
Null hypothesis states:
In ________ defination, a concept is explained in terms of other concepts.
A reader can easily see and comprehend the theorized relationships through
What is true about Focus group discussions?
Which of the following is not an example of deception?
Which of the following is not a data collection method?
The study of research methods provides you with the knowledge and skills you need.
Identify the option that explains that scientific research operates at the abstract level
Descriptive and Explanatory Research are the classifications of research on the basis of:
An interval scale contains ________.
Which of the following is a research method that allows a researcher to get information about a large number of subjects relatively inexpensively and easily?
All of the following are types of Applied Research EXCEPT:
________ validity indicates that items that are intended to be measured look like they measure the concept.
________ veriable takes infinite number of values:
Which of the following statements is true?
Measurement of reliability refers to the:
The ________ is only useful if the concepts, ideas, questions, etc. to be investigated are both testable and falsifiable.
"There is no relationship between advertising and sales of product A "The given hypothesis is a(an):
Which of the following best defines the population of study?
The total number of types of the literature review are
What is ordinal data?
A concept is a generalized idea about ________ .
Concepts, created and developed for conducting any research study, are:
Which of the following option can be a reason to conduct research?
Rationalism is the application of:
The purpose of a literature review is to:
Which one of the following is not an assumption of science?
Which of the following types of processes, research falls in?
What is the most basic skill required by any researcher?
Which of the following best describes the concept of operationalizing?
Skepticism is the norm of
There are ________ basic research methods for descriptive and causal research
Companies have the right to dissociate themselves from sponsorship of a research project. This type of confidentiality is called.
In which of the given research designs, same people or group are observed across various time periods?
Scientific research focuses on which of the following:
Plagiarism can be best described as:
Preliminary Data Collection may be considered as part of ________.
Which of the following best describes an operational defination?
Communication is more effective when it is tailored to
The most critical areas of an article to read is;
Unethical activities may involve:
The "Veriable" characteristic of scientific research deals with
All of the following are sources of literature review EXCEPT;
Which of the following is search strategy for locating litrature review for a research project?
Mr. Haris is interested in studying the shared beliefs and practices of the teachers in a small rural school. He is likely to use which research design?
The application of the scientific method to the study of business problems is called
A literature review requires;
If a nominal scale is used, it is permissible to calculate which of the following statistics?
The "Verifiable" characteristic of scientific research deals with:
Which of the following is a procedure agreed upon for translation of a concept into measurement of some kind.
Which of the following can be used to improve the customer’s viewpoint about firm’s products and services?
Why do you need to review the existing litrature?
The "Variable" characteristic of scientific research deals with:
Which of the following is Not helpful in problem definition?
Any variable that has a limited number of distinct values and which cannot be divided into fractions is known as ________ .
Adoption of codes of behavior by a group of people is callled
The measure which helps the researcher to capture the intensity of a variable is callesd:
An operational definition is:
Which of the following provides insight into the complexity of using interviews?
Which of the following is at the highest level of abstraction?
A sample can be defined as:
Which of following statement is true?
Which of the following is NOT a longitudinal study?
When constructing a questionnaire, it is imperative to do each of the following EXCEPT ________.
While conducting a literature review, the researcher engages in:
Which of the following is a nominal variable?
A Literature review that summarizes what is known at a point in time is known as:
All of the given options are helpful to develop conceptual definition. EXCEPT:
Which of the following activities is Not included in debriefing?
If an interview is conducted with a respondent who does not meet the qualifications for a study, what kind of bias has occurred?
________ is an abstraction formed by generalizations about a class of objects, attributes or occurrences.
An advantage of computer-assisted telephone interviewing is:
Which of the following is a form of harm that might be suffered by research participants?
Researcher is supposed to develop a ________ after stating the specific problem to be studies in an experiment:
Logical process in which we arrive at a reasoned conclusion by logical generalization of known facts is called:
________ meanings attached to a concept create problems of measurements.
A moderator variable is one that:
Which of the following is Not included in research proposal?
The research process consists of different steps ranging from
Identify the option that explains the idea that knowledge is verifiable by experience or observation.
A researcher in his questionnaire asked nature of business respondents are working in; whether trading, manufacturing or servicing. Nature of business is likely to be measured on which type of following scales?
The "Verifiable" characteristic of scientific research deals with all of the following EXCEPT.
All of the following are the principles of asking interview questions, EXCEPT:
Historical review helps to
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