THESIS 2 - Midterm Quiz 1

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Question 1
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Cohort studies can end up taking a long time to complete if the researcher must wait for the conditions of interest to develop within the
group.

Select one:
a. Maybe

b. False 

c. True

Your answer is correct.

Question 2
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The new interventional strategies are carried out, and the cyclic process repeats, continuing until a sufficient understanding of or implement
able solution for the problem is not achieved.

Select one:
a. Maybe

b. False 

c. True

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Question 3
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Personal over-involvement of the researcher may bias research results.

Select one:
a. True

b. False 

c. Maybe

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Question 4
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The cyclic nature of action research to achieve its twin outcomes of action and research is time-consuming and complex to conduct.

Select one:
a. False 

b. True

c. Maybe

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Question 5
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The essentials of action research design do not follow a characteristic cycle whereby initially an exploratory stance is adopted, where an
understanding of a problem is developed and plans are made for some form of interventionary strategy.

Select one:
a. False 

b. Maybe

c. True

Your answer is correct.

Question 6
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The protocol is not iterative or  not cyclical in nature and is intended to foster deeper understanding of a given situation, starting with
conceptualizing and particularizing the problem and moving through several interventions and evaluations.

Select one:
a. False 

b. True

c. Maybe

Your answer is correct.


Question 7
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A single or small number of cases offers little basis for establishing reliability or to generalize the findings to a wider population of people,
places, or things.

Select one:
a. True

b. Maybe

c. False 

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Question 8
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The intervention is not carried out the action in Action Research during which time, pertinent observations are collected in various forms.

Select one:
a. False 

b. True

c. Maybe

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Question 9
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Action research is much harder to write up because you probably can’t use a standard format to report your findings effectively.

Select one:
a. True

b. Maybe

c. False 

Your answer is correct.

Question 10
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It is harder to do than conducting conventional studies because the researcher takes on responsibilities for encouraging change as well as for
research.

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a. Maybe

b. True

c. False 

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Question 11
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However, even though two variables might be causally related, it can sometimes be difficult to determine which variable comes first and
therefore to establish which variable is the actual cause and which is the  actual effect.

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a. Maybe

b. False 

c. True

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Question 12
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Vital information may be missing, making the case hard to interpret.

Select one:
a. False 

b. True

c. Maybe

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Question 13
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Conclusions about causal relationships are difficult to determine due to a variety of extraneous and confounding variables that exist in a
social environment. This means causality can only be inferred, never proven.

Select one:
a. True

b. False 

c. Maybe

Your answer is correct.


Question 14
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The intense exposure to study of the case may bias a researcher's interpretation of the findings.

Select one:
a. False 

b. Maybe

c. True

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Question 15
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If two variables are correlated, the cause must come before the effect.
 

Select one:
a. True

b. Maybe

c. False 

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Question 16
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The case may not be representative or typical of the larger problem being investigated.

Select one:
a. False 

b. Maybe

c. True

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Question 17
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Design does not facilitate assessment of cause and effect relationships.

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a. Maybe

b. True

c. False 

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Question 18
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The possibility always exists that, by sheer coincidence, two unrelated events appear to be related .

Select one:
a. True

b. False 

c. Maybe

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Question 19
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If the criteria for selecting a case is because it represents a very unusual or unique phenomenon or problem for study, then your
interpretation of the findings can only apply to that particular case.

Select one:
a. False 

b. True

c. Maybe

Your answer is correct.

Question 20
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The function of a research design is to ensure that the evidence obtained enables you to effectively address the research problem as
unambiguously impossible.

Select one:
a. True

b. False 

c. Maybe

Your answer is correct.

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