81. Which scientific method is a top-down or confirmatory approach?
(a) Deductive method
(b) Inductive method
(c) Hypothesis method
(d) Pattern method
82. Which scientific method is a bottom-up or generative approach to research?
(a) Deductive method
(b) Inductive method
(c) Hypothesis method
(d) Pattern method
83. The method of drawing conclusions based on the observation of each and every instance of a population is called?
(a) Scientific Method
(b) Deductive Method
(c) Inductive Method
(d) Dialectic Method
84. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good theory or explanation?
(a)It is parsimonious.
(b) It is testable.
(c) It is general enough to apply to different situations.
(d) All of the above
85. Which scientific method follows these steps: (i) observation/data, (ii) patterns, and (iii) theory?
(a) Inductive
(b) Deductive
(c) Top-down
(d) None of the above
86. Which scientific method is a top-down or confirmatory approach?
(a) Deductive method
(b) Inductive method
(c) Hypothesis method
(d) Pattern method
87. Which of the following terms can be associated with research in social sciences?
(a)Causal research
(b) Empirical research
(c) Correlational research
(d) All of the above
88. Which scientific method focuses on testing hypothesis developed from theories?
(a) Deductive method
(b) Inductive method
(c) Hypothesis method
(d) Pattern method
89. Which scientific method focuses on generating new hypothesis and theories?
(a)Deductive method
(b) Inductive method
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
90. Which research method is most appropriate if a researcher is looking for a causal relationship?
(a)Experimental method
(b) Case study
(c) Correlational study
(d) Naturalistic observation