51. Action research is
(a) An applied research
(b) A research carried out to solve immediate problems
(c) A longitudinal research
(d) Simulative research
52. In the method of naturalistic observation, there will be
(a) Haphazard behaviour as it naturally occurs
(b) Setting up of controlled experiments by which they uncover causal elements in behaviour
(c) Set out to actively observe subjects in their natural environments
(d) Interview subjects at different stages of life
53. Which of the following is a form of explanatory research in which the researcher develops a theoretical model and empirically tests the model to determine how well the model fits the data?
(a)Causal modeling
(b) Predictive research
(c) Descriptive research
(d) Exploratory research
54. Match the following two lists
List I List II
A. Experimental I Criticism
B Historical II Control
C Case study III Interpretative
D Ethnography IV Intensive
V Intuitive
Codes:
(a) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-V
(b) A-I, B-II, C-V, D-III
(c) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-V
(d) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
55. One of the aims of scientific method in research is to?
(a) Improve data interpretation
(b) Eliminate spurious relations
(c) Confirm triangulation
(d) Introduce new variables
56. The term ‘phenomenology’ is associated with the process of
(a) Qualitative research
(b) Analysis of variance
(c) Correlational study
(d) Probability sampling
57. Which research approach is the most appropriate to establish a relationship that is causal in nature?
(a)Causal-comparative
(b) Experimental
(c) Correlational
(d) Descriptive
58. The important pre-requisites of a research in sciences, social sciences, and humanities are
(a) Laboratory skills, records, supervisor, and topic
(b) Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, and patience
(c) Archives, supervisor, topic, and flexibility in thinking
(d) Topic, supervisor, good temperament, and preconceived notions
59. Books and records are the primary sources of data in
(a) Historical research
(b) Participatory research
(c) Clinical research
(d) Laboratory research
60. The type of research that tests hypothesis and theories in order to explain how and why a phenomenon operates as it does is?
(a) Descriptive research
(b) Predictive research
(c) Explanatory research
(d) None of the above