Issues in the media
Values of society
Personal observations
Issues raised in class

 

2. Match the following research questions with the method used to narrow the research topic.

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3. What is the primary problem with the following research question:

Do guns cause violence?

It is not empirically testable.
It does not have a specific topic.
It is not a question.
It is too vague.

4. "Do elderly people in nursing homes experience less loneliness than those living on their own?" is what type of question?

Exploratory
Descriptive
Indicatory
Explanatory

5. Which describes the best interaction between theory and your research question?

There should be no interaction between the two.
Your research question should try to prove theory.
Theory should be used to guide your research question.
Your research should try to refute theory.

6. The review of the literature should :
(check all that apply and then press the "submit" button.)

Show familiarity with the subject.
Summarize the work on the subject.
Cite as many sources as possible.
Demonstrate where your study fits into the history of the subject.

7. An independent variable is:

A variable who's value is not based on other characteristics.
The preceding variable in a causal hypothesis which you use to look at the relationship between it and another variable.
A variable that changes over time.
Not a republican or democratic variable.

8. If you can retain the null hypothesis:

You can say that your hypothesis is true.
There is a relationship between your two variables.
Your hypothesis must be discarded.
Your findings support prevailing theory on the subject.

9. The hypothesis "Prostitution causes weaker morals?" is poor because:

It is not empirically testable.
It is not related to theory.
It does not state a causal relationship.
It does not have two variables.