Question 1 To find out why people voted for or against the 1995 referendum on sovereignty held in Quebec, a researcher would most likely use a(n) a. deterministic model of explanation b. idiographic model of explanation c. nomothetic model of explanation d. inductive model of explanation e. deductive model of explanation
Question 2 Which of the following is NOT a criterion for establishing causation? a. association b. perfect correlation c. cause before effect d. no spurious relationship e. no alternative explanation Question 3 Relationships that are not genuine are called a. correlations b. causal relationships c. negative relationships d. spurious relationships e. empirical relationships
Question 4 Linda finds that people with higher levels of education are less likely to be prejudiced than people with lower levels of education. This represents a(n) a. positive relationship b. negative relationship c. spurious relationship d. nomothetic relationship e. idiographic relationship
Question 5 Skipping an exam in your research methods course would be a ____________ cause for failing the course a. necessary b. sufficient c. necessary and sufficient d. neither necessary nor sufficient e. none of the above
Question 6 Qualitative data more readily lend themselves to a. determinism b. causal statements c. spurious relationships d. nomothetic explanations e. idiographic explanations
Question 7 Which of the following errors in reasoning suggests that we all look at the world through glasses framed by our particular histories and current situations? a. provincialism b. false dilemma c. hasty conclusion d. questionable cause e. suppressed evidence Question 8 Explanatory scientific research depends implicitly on a. a nomothetic model of human behaviour b. an idiographic model of human behaviour c. a correlational model of human behaviour d. a deterministic model of human behaviour e. a philosophical model of human behaviour
