Overview of Research Methods and Methodologies

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What is the main reason for students to learn about different research methods?

  • To prove their intellectual abilities to their peers
  • To challenge the existing research methodologies
  • To impress their professors with their knowledge of different methods
  • To become critical consumers of information and understand empirical literature (correct)

According to P.W. Bridgman, what is the scientist's primary method?

  • Conducting extensive literature reviews
  • Following the established research methods
  • Relying on the opinions of other scientists
  • Doing his damnedest (correct)

What does methodology refer to, according to Sandra Harding?

  • The practical application of research methods in a specific field
  • The underlying theory and analysis of how research should proceed (correct)
  • Techniques for gathering evidence
  • The various ways of proceeding in gathering information

What is the difference between method and methodology, according to Sandra Harding?

<p>Method refers to underlying theory, methodology refers to techniques for gathering evidence (A)</p>
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As a future practitioner, why is it important to know about different research methods?

<p>To intelligently participate in research projects, evaluations, and studies (C)</p>
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As an educated citizen, why is it important to distinguish scientifically acquired knowledge from other kinds of information?

<p>To understand the difference between scientifically acquired knowledge and other kinds of information (B)</p>
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What is the primary focus of the qualitative paradigm in research methods?

<p>Investigating subjective data and perceptions (B)</p>
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According to Albert Einstein, what does the theory decide in research?

<p>What can be observed (A)</p>
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What is the main intention of the quantitative paradigm in research methods?

<p>Collecting and analyzing objective (often numerical) data (D)</p>
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What does Sandra Harding emphasize about the truth in qualitative research?

<p>Truth seen as context bound (socially constructed) (B)</p>
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What is the purpose of the interpretative / responsive paradigm in qualitative research?

<p>To illuminate subjective perceptions for greater insight and knowledge (B)</p>
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What are the components of the research method?

<p>A system of procedures arranged logically toward the solution of a problem (C)</p>
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What is the main aim of the quantitative research method?

<p>Collecting and analyzing objective data that can be organized into statistics (D)</p>
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What does the qualitative paradigm mainly concentrate on?

<p>Investigating subjective data, particularly the perceptions of people involved (B)</p>
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What is the essential focus of the quantitative paradigm in research methods?

<p>Collecting and analyzing objective (often numerical) data that can be organized into statistics (A)</p>
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What does Sandra Harding emphasize about truth in quantitative research?

<p>Truth seen as objective and universal (A)</p>
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