1) What research method describes the structures of experience (AKA meanings) as they present themselves to consciousness, without recourse to theory, deduction, or assumptions from other disciplines?
A. Case study
B. Phenomenology
C. Grounded theory
D. Quasi-experimental
2) The logic of causal inference requires an experimental basis where two or more groups are compared on one or more variables. In simplest form, an "experiment" also requires...?
A. Random selection of subjects from a population
B. Elimination of subjects that seem resistant to treatments
C. Random assignment of subjects to treatment and control groups
D. Matching of subjects on key characteristics
3) The issue of "generalizability" is an aspect of...?
A. Internal validity
B. Field experience
C. Research realism
D. External validity
4) A qualitative method where data is collected and the themes and concepts based on data analysis emerge during the study...?
A. Phenomenology
B. Hermeneutics
C. Ethnography
D. Grounded Theory
5) A Nomethetic approach to research focuses upon the study of...?
A. Individuals
B. Groups
C. Children
D. Non-Methetics
6) In the context of qualitative research design, the primary instrumentation to be used is...?
A. Surveys
B. A quality research matrix
C. Observation protocols
D. The researcher
7) Intrinsic changes in subjects that take place over time and are not related to treatment effects is known as...?
A. Bias
B. Non-treatment effects
C. Maturation
D. Experimental variance
8) Which of the following analysis methods cannot be applied to experimental research?
A. T-tests
B. Regression analysis
C. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
D. None of the above
9) An ethical necessity in conducting research with human subjects is to obtain...?
A. An indemnification from litigation
B. Informed consent from participants
C. Access to sufficient data to complete the study
D. Applicable evidence that the study was not harmful
10) A quantitative design that involves multiple independent variables and combines all levels of the independent variables with all other levels is know as...?
A. Split design
B. ANOVA
C. Factorial Designs
D. Covariate Design