BT406 Midterm Past Papers by Dining Discussion

OBJECTIVES

1. Every human knowledge is _______science. Not A
2. Moving up the ladder of abstraction the basic concept becomes more abstract ---------

• in scope and less measurable. ____________Wider

3. Students of resaerch methodolgy must conduct the research by following the ---------- -- research process. ___________Complete
4. We are surrounded by________research. Social
5. Parsimony is defined as the minimum no of variables that explain ____Variance
6. By repeating the observation, researchers want to be __________ Positive
7. Experments, surveys, ccontent analysis and ----------- are research techniques used in quantitative research. ___________________Using Existing Statistics
8. Study of research methods provide you the knowledge and skills you need to analyze a problem and find a solution accordingly ______________ Yes
9. Concepts in isolation are nothing. Only when it is explained how concepts relate to other concepts it begin to construct_________. Theories
10. Concepts are expressed in __________Words, Letters, Signs, And Symbols That Refer To Various Events Or Objects
11. Researchers are concerned with the observable world, or what we may call as “reality.” Theorists translate their conceptualization of reality into________Abstract Ideas
12. Theory remains speculation until it is proved. When it is proved it becomes__Fact
13. _______ is essentially a process of describing a phenomenon at increasingly higher levels of abstraction.___________ Theory Development
14. Since theory summarizes the known facts and predicts facts which have not been observed. It must also point to ______Areas Which Have Not Yet Been Explored
15. Select the most appropriate: _____Study Of Research Methods Provides You The Knowledge And Skills You Need To Conduct A Research Experiment
16. Descriptive research shows _________Specific Details Of A Situation. Social Setting, Or Relationship
17. The process of establishing value judgment based on evidence about the achievement of the goals of a program is ______Evaluation Research
18. Action research focuses on power with a goal of empowerment and it also focuses

except. ___Formal Reports. Articles And Books

19. Research helps in developing methodologies ____Collection Of Data, Processing Of

Data And Analysis Of Data

20. A manager/administrator may not doing any research he will have to understand. Predict and controls the events which are_Dysfunctional To The Organization/Company
21. Is an important Characteristics of Scientific Method in which researcher tries to narrow down the number of reasons in such a way that some action could be taken.

___Deterministic

22. Which one is not a type of applied research? ___________Explanatory Research
23. Following are the purposes of doing a research. Which one is incorrect?________ _

Informative Research

24. Which one is Explanatory Research?__ 10% Of The Parents Abuse Their Children
25. Applied and basic researchers adopt different orientations toward research methodology. Basic researchers emphasize high standards and try to __ Conduct

Almost Perfect Research

26. Research provides _ that guides us to make decisions to solve the problem._ Planners
27. Science actually depends upon a continuous stimulation of _____ Facts
28. When we think about theories, we are at the highest level of abstraction because we are investigating the relationship between _______Propositions
29. Basic research rarely helps to solve a problem but it can give ________New Idea Or

Fundamental Knowledge Is Not Generated

30. The first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word Soft sciences is_

____Test Tubes, Computers, Rocket Ships, And People In White Lab Coats

31. Researchers try to make use of their findings for __Generating Theories And Models
32. A business researcher may theorize that older investors tend to be more interested in investment income than younger investors. This theory, once verified, should allow researchers to predictThe Importance Of Expected Profit On The Basis Of Investor’s Age.
33. ____ estimate the likely consequences of planned change. Impact Assessment
34. Impact Assessment: Estimate The Likely Consequences Of Planned Change.
35. By repeating the observation researcher wants to be _______. Positive
36. Re-observation, repetition , process of sensory experience_____ Observation
37. Relationship in Hypothesis is proposed by using a strong logical __ Argumentation
38. Scientific research is effort of _______ Many Researchers
39. A statement concerned with the logical relationship among concept is called _ Proposition
40. A coherent set of general propositions used as principles of explanation of the apparent relationships of certain observed phenomena ______. Theory
41. Proposition is a statement concerned with the Relationship Among Concepts. Logical
42. A major function of a theoretical system is that it. _Decrease The Range Of Facts
43. Important Characteristics of Scientific Method includes except_Experimental Proof
44. Which of the following is not a type of observation tool: _____ . Experiment
45. To know the fundamental reason of a social reality is _______ research. Applied
46. ______Studies are carried out once and represent a snapshot of one point in time.

Cross-Sectional

47. In a/an ___ study, we try to explain relationships among variables. Explanatory
48. In research, the approach in which by repeating the observation researchers want to be ‘definite/positive’ is called____. Positivism
49. A/an--is the one which can take on an uncountable set of values?Continuous Variable
50. The goal of ethics in research is to insure that No One Is Harmed From Research Activities
51. __________ Hypotheses typically state the existence, size, form, or distribution of some variable. Descriptive Hypothesis
52. Strong relationship between the library facility (x) and performance of students (Y) depends on the interest and inclination of students which modifies the original relationship in the given determine what is the type of variable that modifies the original relationship ________ Moderating Variable
53. Why variable is the depend variable, variation of which is accounted for by X variable. Do you think the variation in dependent variable could also be caused by factors other than Y variable? _ Yes