31. An empiricist believes that
(a) Natural science methods should not be applied to social science research.
(b) Social science methods cannot be applied in natural sciences.
(c) Knowledge is acquired through our sensory perceptions.
(d)None of the above
32. The experimental study is based on
(a) Law of single variable
(b) Manipulation
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
33. What is the position held by a positivist as far as acquiring knowledge is concerned?
(a) A general positive attitude towards research.
(b) Scientific research should be based on value-free, empirical observations.
(c) Exact knowledge can be acquired from the society.
(d) None of the above
34. The approach which is based on the assumption that social phenomena can be explained by observing cause and effect is?
(a) Positivism
(b)Interpretivism
(c)Qualitative
(d) None of the above
35. An ontological question is usually about
(a) Diagnose of a medical problem
(b) Study of things outside ourselves, an external reality
(c) Use of questionnaires or interviews in project
(d) Acceptable level of knowledge
36. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a researcher?
(a)Industrious and persistent
(b) Specialist rather than a generalist
(c) Objective
(d) Not versatile in his interest and even in his native abilities
37. An important practical issue to consider while designing a research project is
(a) An interesting theoretical perspective
(b) Add to knowledge of researcher only
(c) Availability of time and other resources
(d) None of the above
38. Research can be classified as
(a) Basic, applied, and action research
(b) Quantitative and qualitative research
(c) Philosophical, historical, survey, and experimental research
(d) All of the above
39. The two main approaches of a research are
(a) Data collection and data analysis
(b) Surveys and questionnaires
(c) Sampling and data collection
(d) Qualitative and quantitative
40. A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence how well children learn spelling words. In this case, the main purpose of the study is
(a) Explanation
(b) Description
(c) Influence
(d) Prediction