Final Sınavı - Research Methods

Soru 1:

Which ethical perspective focuses basically on respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice?

A) Utilitarian ethics B) Virtue ethics C) Citation-based ethics D) Principle-based ethics E) Relational ethics

Soru 2:

On what basis was the use of 1990 US census in quantitative studies criticized?

A) For underrepresentation of the poor B) For exclusion of the unemployed C) For creating a gender bias D) For including too many typos E) For overrepresentation of the migrants

Soru 3:

What is the most important aims of research ethics in terms of research participants?

A) Ensuring that vulnerable people are protected from exploitation and other forms of harm. B) Providing them all the research data. C) Explaining them all the possible results of the research. D) Ensuring them to understand the previous studies about the research. E) Conducting a seminar about the research problem and method.

Soru 4:

Which one of the following is an important aim of research ethics?

A) To protect participants from risks B) To have valuable findings C) To make a comprehensive research D) To show statistical information E) To demonstrate steps of research

Soru 5:

Which of the following is about establishing an area to research when writing introduction?

A) Making general statements about the topic B) Revealing a gap in existing research C) Formulating a research question or problem D) Stating the intent of the study E) Giving a brief overview of the structure of the paper

Soru 6:

Which of the following can be considered as a weakness of mixed methods research?

A) It increases the generalizability. B) It creates a more entire knowledge. C) It allows creating grounded theory. D) It requires more time. E) It allows using numbers and narrative.

Soru 7:

When does statistical software packages become indispensable in quantitative research?

A) When carrying out complex statistical tests B) When describing the basic qualities of the data C) When solving mathematical equations D) When drawing graphs and figures E) When preparing the data

Soru 8:

Which one of the following is not one of the issues that can produce ethical dilemmas?

A) Research sponsorship B) Research relations C) Informed consent D) Data dissemination E) Research reflexivity

Soru 9:

The researcher asks "Have I asked the most appropriate question/item to find the answer?" in order to ensure ............. Which option completes the sentence best?

A) reliability B) criterion-related validity C) content-related validity D) construct-related evidence E) convenience sampling

Soru 10:

Which of the following is NOT one of the the key ethical principles thet Framework for Research Ethics lists?

A) Actions are to be judged right or wrong solely by virtue of their consequences and nothing else matters. B) The confidentiality of information supplied by research participants and the anonymity of respondents must be respected. C) Research participants must take part voluntarily, free from any coercion. D) Harm to research participants must be avoided in all instances. E) The independence of research must be clear, and any conflicts of interest or partiality must be explicit.

Soru 11:

In what section of the study the research questions should be answered?

A) Methodology B) Literature review C) Discussion D) Introduction E) Findings

Soru 12:

Which one of the following can be considered as the reason for research ethics to exist?

A) Discovery of America B) Colonization of Africa C) World War II D) Independence of USA E) Cold War

Soru 13:

Writing abstract of a research, which of the following is not a sub-heading that researcher should mention?

A) Problem statement B) Purpose of the study C) Methodology D) Results and/or findings E) Perceptions of the participants

Soru 14:

Which one is not a feature of convergent design?

A) conducting qualitative and quantitative research concurrently B) giving equal status to qualitative and quantitative strands C) explain how the quantitative data are built on qualitative results D) analysing the qualitative and quantitative data separately E) making general comment by combining the results

Soru 15:

Which one of the following is the first step of mixed methods research sampling process?

A) Determine the research question B) Select the research design C) Formulate the research question D) Determine the research purpose E) Determine the goal of the study

Soru 16:

Which of the following is among the ethical concerns as to how research participants should be treated in the course of research? I) Their autonomy should be respected II) They should be utilized as much as possible III) Their privacy should be protected IV) Harm should be minimized

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

Soru 17:

Which one of the following involves blending quantitative and qualitative research to better the sample using approaches that encompass recruiting participants, dealing with activities such as institutional review board interviews assuring that each participant chosen is eligible for involvement?

A) Complementarity B) Participant enrichment C) Initiation D) Expansion E) Treatment integrity

Soru 18:

Which of the following questions is not answered in the introduction section of a study?

A) What this study contributes? B) What is studied in this research? C) What is the importance of the study? D) What was previously studied? E) What are the findings of the research?

Soru 19:

Coverage error Sampling error Nonresponse error Measurement error Which of the above are types of errors that Dillman, Smyth, and Christian (2014) underscore that the researcher needs to avoid for good quality surveys?

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

Soru 20:

Argument/Claim Evidence/Proof Coherence Which of the above is/are element(s) of a paragraph?

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