A researcher would like to investigate the relationship between performance anxiety and exam scores over a period of three
years. Which research design would be most suitable?
a. Experimental
b. Qualitative
c. Longitudinal
d. Quasi-Experimental
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A Type 1 error is also known as a ______.
a. false positive
b. false negative
c. double negative
d. positive negative
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Basic research is research that ______.
a. has no immediate application at the time it is completed
b. is conducted to solve practical problems
c. has immediate application at the time it is completed
d. is designed to answer specific questions
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CEMS is interested to know the attitudes of their postgraduate students. Since HMEMS80 is offered in most of the schools in
the college, the researchers decide to have the students from this module as participants. A set of questionnaires is prepared
and sent as part of assignment 01 and 03 to all HMEMS80 students. Since this research is conducted using students
registered for the module, the researchers decide that it may not be necessary to observe all the ethical guidelines because
the students are learned enough to know their rights. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
a. Since the research is conducted by CEMS and is included as part of the assignments, students may feel coerced by
the power relations.
b. The students know the importance of research; therefore, do not need detailed ethical guarantees for participation.
c. It is the responsibility of the researchers to ensure that all ethical guidelines are adhered to at all times.
d. The students would still need to give their informed consent especially with assurances of privacy and
confidentiality.
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Cross-sectional method examines several groups of people at one point in time.
a. the relationships amongst variables
b. the causal factors within the current research project
c. the characteristics of an existing phenomenon
d. relational qualities of data
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? For a research problem that
determines whether female students participate more than male students, employment status (employed full- time,
employed part-time or unemployed) should be considered as a ______.
a. second independent variable
b. a moderator variable
c. an extraneous variable
d. second dependent variable
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Research question: Are female students more active on myUnisa than male students? “Female students are more active on
myUnisa than male students.” This is an example of a … hypothesis.
a. directional research
b. null
c. experimental
d. non-directional research
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