Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a challenge to mixed methods research design?

Choose one
a. Too many data collection methods
b. Time-intensive nature of data analysis.
c. Availability of research participants.
d. No natural setting for qualitative research.

2. Which design is focused on exploring the success of a program, policy, or intervention?

Choose one
a. Participatory social justice design
b. Experimental design
c. Evaluation design
d. Case study design

3. Researchers should provide a definition and background for mixed methods approaches
in a mixed methods study.
Choose one
a. True
b. False

4. Mixed method intervention design is a more advanced and rigorous mixed methods
design.

Choose one
a. True
b. False.

5. Which of the following is the best reason to conduct qualitative research?

a. to test the relationship between variables

b. to understand the meaning of everyday life

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 c. to collect test whether a theory generalizes

d. to understand issues related to quality improvement

6. Karen researched to examine whether a computer-based intervention improves functioning

among individuals with autism. What type of design is she most likely using?

a. grounded theory

b. explanatory sequential mixed methods

c. survey research

d. experimental research

7. Mixed methods research relies on what type of methods?

a. multiple forms of qualitative and quantitative data

b. multiple forms of qualitative data

c. multiple forms of quantitative data

d. mixture models of statistical analysis

8. Which of the following is a key element of the abstract?

a. discussion

b. review of literature

c. research question

d. significance of results

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9. You are conducting a literature review and reading a quantitative article related to your topic.
Which of the following is the most important question to ask when critically reading a method
section?

a. Does the study have at least 100 individuals in the sample?

b. Would I have enough information to repeat this study?

c. Does the method section include a hypothesis?

d. Can I identify the participants in the study?

10. What is the role of theory in grounded theory research?

a. to apply existing theories to the data

b. to construct a new theory that accounts for the data

c. to describe a theory that is grounded in details

d. To test a theory using codes

11. A researcher randomly assigns college students to a prescribed amount of study time. She
plans to examine the extent to which study time leads to improved test scores while controlling
for gender. Which of the following is the independent variable?

a. test scores

b. gender

c. amount of study time

d. college students

12. Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

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 a. quoting a sentence verbatim and citing the author with page number

b. copying and changing a few words in a paragraph without citing the author

c. borrowing an idea from another author and citing them

d. paraphrasing your previous work with a citation of yourself

13. When soliciting feedback on your writing, it is recommended that you

a. make every change suggested

b. ask your readers to focus on grammar

c. take advice from experts only

d. ask people to check for the logic and flow

14. Which of the following is a recommended writing strategy of Dr. O’Leary?

a. Think of writing as a conversation with an audience.

b. Select your format to keep the writing interesting.

c. Write slowly so your initial draft is perfect and final.

d. Write in chronological order.

15. Which of the following is the best example of a qualitative research question?

a. What factors predict higher leadership skills?

b. What aspects of the leadership retreat were high quality?

c. Does the leadership retreat improve leadership skills?

d. What meaning do individuals make from a leadership retreat?

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16. Which of the following elements best helps to ensure that a qualitative research question is
addressable?

a. clarifying variables

b. adding mediation

c. specifying the setting

d. making it open-ended

17. Which of the following is an example of a hypothesis from an experiment?

a. Students receiving the behavior modification intervention will have fewer disruptive
behaviors.

b. Students exhibiting disruptive behavior are more likely to experience depression.

c. Students exhibiting disruptive behavior will describe the meaning of their experiences.

d. Classrooms with more disruptive students typically have newer teachers.

18. Mensah is conducting an experiment that randomly assigns individuals to a nature walking
intervention or a control group to examine the effect on blood pressure. Which of the following
would be a threat to internal validity?

a. relatively small sample size

b. choice of statistical methods

c. sampling by non-probability methods

d. some individuals in the control also walk frequently

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19. Internal validity is concerned with.

a. the generalizability of findings

b. the validity of measures we used

c. whether we can attribute effects to the independent variable

d. the use of appropriate statistical analysis

20. Experimental research is often used to determine.

a. the effects of a treatment

b. trends in the population

c. relationships between factors

d. a complex understanding of a phenomenon