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1. The activity of teachers investigating their own practice and development useful ideas improve their practice can be referred to as …………….research
A. Action
B. Basic
C. Qualitative
D. Quantitative
Answer: A. Action
2. Experimental designs are characterized by:
A. Normative data
B. Controlled conditions
C. Automated Stimulation
D. All of the above
Answer: B. Controlled conditions
3. A stimulus that elicits a response before the experimental manipulation is a (an):
A. Response stimulus
B. Unconditioned stimulus
C. Generalized stimulus
D. Conditioned stimulus
Answer: B. Unconditioned stimulus
4. Research findings that explain behavior under many conditions are:
A. Generalizable
B. Valid
C. Reliable
D. All of the above
Answer: A. Generalizable
5. Who among the following was the first man to describe 'Null Hypothesis'?
A. William James
B. Raymond Dodge
C. Ronald Fisher
D. Freud
Answer: C. Ronald Fisher
6. Research has shown that the most frequent symptom of nervous instability among teachers is
A. Digestive upsets
B. Explosive behaviour
C. Fatigue
D. Worry
Answer: B. Explosive behaviour
7. A research technique in which researchers obtain information about an infant's spontaneous behavior is:
A. Standardized developmental testing
B. Experimental designs
C. Naturalistic observation
D. Newborn neurobehavioral exams
Answer: C. Naturalistic observation
8. A hypothesis of 'No Difference' is called:
A. Experimental hypothesis
B. Research hypothesis
C. Null hypothesis
D. None of these
Answer: C. Null hypothesis
9. Which of the following is NOT an example of discrete variable?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Marital status
D. Place of residence
Answer: A. Age
10. Research has shown that the most frequent symptom of nervous instability among teachers is
A. Digestive upsets
B. Explosive behaviour
C. Fatigue
D. Worry
Answer: B. Explosive behaviour
11. A hypothesis is…
A. A variable thought to affect one or more variables.
B. An outcome studied through research.
C. A statement about the proposed relationship between variables.
D. The consistency of data obtained from a particular research method.
Answer: C. A statement about the proposed relationship between variables.
12. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called
A. research
B. sampling
C. inference
D. analyzing
Answer: B. sampling
13. Security of attachment to mother is typically measured by:
A. Separation-reunion procedure
B. Observation of mother-infant play
C. Questionnaire
D. All of the above
Answer: A. Separation-reunion procedure
14. The reinforcement schedule that yields the lowest performance is the:
A. Fixed ratio schedule
B. Variable ratio schedule
C. Fixed interval schedule
D. Variable interval schedule
Answer: C. Fixed interval schedule
15. If you use the scientific method to investigate psychological phenomena, your first step should be to
A. Develop a hypothesis
B. Make up an appropriate test
C. Conduct a study
D. Formulate a question
Answer: D. Formulate a question
16. Thumb sucking, Nail biting etc., similar actions are due to:
A. Pleasure seeking
B. Training
C. Habit
D. Anxiety
Answer: D. Anxiety
17. The creative potential can be improved by:
A. Proper Training
B. Competitive feeling
C. Activity
D. Punishment
Answer: A. Proper Training
18. Temperament is measured using:
A. Parent questionnaires
B. Infant observation
C. Experimental procedures
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
19. Solomon’s Four Group design falls under
A. Pre-experimental design
B. True-experimental design
C. Quasi-experimental design
D. Factorial design
Answer: B. True-experimental design
20. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for
A. research
B. future life
C. present life
D. entrepreneurship
Answer: C. present life
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