71. Which research paradigm is based on the pragmatic view of reality?
(a) Quantitative research
(b) Qualitative research
(c) Mixed research
(d) None of the above
72. Which research paradigm is not much concerned about generalizing its findings?
(a)Quantitative research
(b) Qualitative research
(c) Mixed research
(d) None of the above
73. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
(a)The collection of non-numerical data
(b) An attempt to confirm the researcher’s hypothesis
(c) Research that is exploratory
(d) Research that attempts to generate a new theory
74. All of the following are common characteristics of experimental research
(a)It relies primarily on the collection of numerical data.
(b) It can produce important knowledge about cause and effect.
(c)It uses the deductive scientific method.
(d) All of the above
75. Which type of research is likely to provide the strongest evidence about the existence of cause-and-effect relationships?
(a) Non-experimental research
(b) Experimental research
(c) Historical research
(d) None of the above
76. Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the quantitative paradigm for another phase is known as?
(a) Action research
(b) Basic research
(c) Quantitative research
(d) Mixed method research
77. Research that is done to understand an event from the past is known as?
(a) Experimental research
(b) Historical research
(c) Replication
(d) Archival research
78. The type of research typically conducted by teachers, counsellors, and other professionals to answer questions they have and to specifically help them solve local problems?
(a)Action research
(b) Basic research
(c) Predictive research
(d) Longitudinal research
79. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?
(a) Rationalism
(b) Deductive reasoning
(c) Inductive reasoning
(d) Probabilistic
80. Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using the ‘same variables but different people’ is which of the following?
(a) Exploration
(b) Hypothesis
(c) Replication
(d) Empiricism