Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Research Methods

Soru 1:

What kind of knowledge can inductivist theories provide?

A) Certain B) Inaccurate C) Probabilistic D) Variable E) Absolute

Soru 2:

Which one of the following can be defined as the philosophy or the study of being or existence?

A) Epistemology B) Hypothesis C) Ontology D) Paradigm E) Theory-ladennes

Soru 3:

Which of the following can also be called a “theory of experience”?

A) Historical knowledge B) Prior research studies C) Reviews D) Axiological knowledge E) Academic debate

Soru 4:

Which of the following can be defined as "the study of being/existence and the nature of reality"?

A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Pozitivizm D) Metaphysics E) Rationalism

Soru 5:

Which one of the following is a concept about how we come to know about these existing things and their reality?

A) Positivism B) Epistemology C) Ontology D) Metaphysics E) A priori

Soru 6:

According to empiricists, what is the source of all knowledge?

A) Birth B) Education C) Interactions D) Experience E) Mind

Soru 7:

Textbooks Databases Articles Social media Blogs Which sources of the above are useful to search for a research topic?

A) II-III-V B) I-II-IV C) I-II-III D) III-IV-V E) I-III-V

Soru 8:

Which of the following is the idea that our theories describe reality as it is, independently of the human mind and perception?

A) Scientific anti-realism. B) Indirect realism. C) Direct realism. D) Scientific realism E) Idealism

Soru 9:

Which of the following is a reason to do a replication study?

A) To improve conditions based on experience B) To test a previously claimed academic theory C) To develop an ongoing research study D) To eliminate repeating previous limitations E) To keep the research topic wide

Soru 10:

Which type of hypothesis is the expression of the relation that a researcher hopes to confirm after relevant data collection and analysis?

A) Research hypothesis B) Statistical hypothesis C) Neutral hypothesis D) Null hypothesis E) Absence hypothesis

Soru 11:

Which is of the below is the starting point is observations of singular facts, events, or happenings, then expressing them as singular observation statements?

A) Deductivism B) Falsificationism C) Inductivism D) Paradigm E) Hypothesis

Soru 12:

Which one of the following is not a purpose of literature review?

A) To deepen the knowledge on topic B) To decide data collection method C) To avoid repeating previous studies D) To discover related key papers E) To present results and discussion

Soru 13:

Which one of the following s not an environmental information that qualitative methods can contribute tı international relations?

A) Cultural B) Demographic C) Physical D) Psychological E) Perceptive

Soru 14:

Which steps should be replaced in order to have a correct ordering of the steps taken during the process of qualitative research? I) Identifying the research focus or problem II) Selecting participants III) Data analysis IV) Data collection techniques V) Reporting

A) I and II B) II and III C) II and IV D) III and IV E) IV and V

Soru 15:

Which one of the following is not a common error in writing a literature review?

A) Discussing studies consecutively B) Reading a lot of different sources C) Neglecting to state similar findings D) Including irrelevant articles E) Writing up everything available

Soru 16:

"The hypothesis that the nature of human behavior is sophisticated and cannot be easily divided into smaller parts. That is why qualitative research efforts focus on the unity of variables that comprise the problem and the relations among them." Which of the following properties of qualitative research is indicated by the sentence above?

A) Holistic approach B) Sensitivity to natural environment C) Identifying the perceptions D) Inductive analysis E) Flexibility in research design

Soru 17:

Which one of the following refers to the point of view of the website in terms of obtaining information from the Internet?

A) Authority B) Accuracy C) Objectivity D) Currency E) Coverage

Soru 18:

Which of the following variables is a discrete variable?

A) Weight B) Income level C) Gender D) Height E) Budget

Soru 19:

Which one of the following types of literature review is mostly used in dissertations and research articles?

A) Narrative B) Systemic C) Meta-analysis D) Focused E) Decisive

Soru 20:

Observation Interview Document analysis Which of the above is/are the collection techniques that qualitative research methods use?

A) Only II B) Only III C) I and II D) I and III E) I, II and III