Research Methodology I: Unit 1 Overview Quiz

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What is the most basic form of research?

  • Pursuit of knowledge and reality (correct)
  • Experimentation aimed at discovery
  • Interpretation of facts
  • Systematic examination of a problem

How is research described in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary?

  • Revision of accepted theories
  • Investigation aimed at discovery of facts
  • Systematic inquiry or examination (correct)
  • Practical application of theories or laws

What is the first step in the research process?

  • Interpreting the results
  • Selecting data collection tools
  • Selecting a method for creating a blueprint (correct)
  • Designing research hypotheses

What does research involve formally speaking?

<p>Deliberate strategy and systematic examination (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does research aim to do?

<p>Discover and interpret facts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what area does there seem to be no comprehensive definition of research?

<p>Definitions of research (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Best (1970) define research as?

<p>A formal, systematic, and time-consuming process of conducting an investigation using a scientific method of analysis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of research?

<p>To document, discover, interpret, and engage in research and development (R&amp;D) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'discovery' in the context of research?

<p>To find something new or something that has not been acknowledged as significant before (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase involves examining the viability of a research idea and constructing its content and structure?

<p>The Conceptual Phase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'interpretation' refer to in the context of research?

<p>The attribution of meanings to various ideas, symbols, or objects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'documentation' in the context of research?

<p>Any communicable material used to describe, clarify, or provide instructions for certain characteristics of a thing, a system, or a procedure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'research and development' (R&D) in the context of research?

<p>A group of creative activities carried out to create new goods or services or to enhance already existing ones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some objectives and motives for undertaking research?

<p>To include documentation, discovery, interpretation, and research and development (R&amp;D) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the five interconnected parts of the research process?

<p>CREAD (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What refers to the initial phase of creating a prospective new product or industrial process?

<p>The Research and Development (R&amp;D) Phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the midwife in the management of labour?

<p>Monitoring the progress of labour and providing timely support (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physiological process of birth characterized by?

<p>Non-intervention, a supportive environment, and empowerment of the woman (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the transition from pregnancy to labour involve?

<p>A gradual sequence of events (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What skills and knowledge does a midwife need to possess?

<p>Wide-ranging skills and knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the midwife in the process of delivery?

<p>Placing the woman at the center of care (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect aids in providing timely support and care during labour?

<p>Sensitivity to the onset and changes in labour (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of normal labour according to WHO (1999)?

<p>Labour that culminates in the mother and infant in good condition following birth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hormone causes uterine muscle fibres to display oxytocin receptors during late pregnancy?

<p>Estrogen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes false/ spurious labour from true labour?

<p>Effacement and cervical dilatation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the latent phase of the first stage of labour?

<p>Cervical dilatation from 0cm to 4cm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during the transitional phase of the first stage of labour?

<p>Cervical dilation reaching 10cm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marks the beginning of the second stage of labour?

<p>Full dilation of the cervix (10cm) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of high levels of estrogen during late pregnancy?

<p>To overcome the inhibiting effects of progesterone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which phase does the cervix dilate from 0cm to 4cm and cervical canal shorten from 3cm long to less than 0.5 cm long?

<p>'Latent phase' of the first stage of labour (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Spurious labour' can be distinguished by the absence of which two features present in true labour?

<p>'Effacement' and 'cervical dilatation' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes softening of the cervix during late pregnancy?

<p>Stimulation by high levels of estrogen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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