Final Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT an ethical guideline for conducting research with human subjects?
a) Obtaining a signed informed consent of the participant
b) Telling participants they must continue until the study has been completed
c) Keeping participants’ identity anonymous
d) Letting participants know that they are free to withdraw at any time
b) Telling participants they must continue until the study has been completed
Which of the following is NOT part of documentation to submit for approval to the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
a) The Informed Consent Statement
b) A description of the research protocol
c) A statement of the anticipated risks of the study
d) A description of the anticipated results of the study
d) A description of the anticipated results of the study
Which of the following is necessary to be obtained when conducting research with children?
a) Signed informed consent from the parent or guardian and agreement from the child if he/she is capable to provide
b) Sufficient assurance that the research will be presented at a youth / child care conference
c) The presence of at least one minor (student) member in the team conducting the research
d) Signed informed consent from the child only
a) Signed informed consent from the parent or guardian and agreement from the child if he/she is capable to provide
What is the likely consequence if your published paper is identified having been the product of plagiarism of someone else’s work?
a) The paper is retracted with public documentation explaining the reasons why
b) The institute employing you or funding your research may take disciplinary action–and could ask you to leave
c) Your integrity, judgment, and reputation are being questioned
d) All of the above
D) all of the above
Which of the following is NOT an ideal source for your literature review?
a) PubMed - National Library of Medicine - NIH
b) Mountain Valley Family Magazine
c) American Academy of Optometry Clinical Practice Guidelines
d) Elsevier’s Science Direct
b) Mountain Valley Family Magazine
No research has been conducted to explore metacognition in students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Which broad topic might assist the researcher in his literature search?
a) Students with disabilities
b) Teaching pedagogy
c) Classroom environment
d) ADHD medications
a) Students with disabilities
What is the purpose of conducting research?
a) To identify problem
b) To find a solution to a problem
c) To verify the prevailing belief
d) To disprove the prevailing belief
e) To publish the results in a journal
B) to find a solution to a problem
A hypothesis is:
a) A statement of the aims of an investigation
b) A statement which serves as the basis for further investigation
c) The methodical evaluation of research evidence
d) All of the above
B) a statement which serves as the basis for further investigation
Which of the following is NOT a qualitative data technique?
a) Compliance behavioral observations of patients within a clinical setting
b) Analysis of intraocular pressure measurements in a series of patients
c) Analysis of data obtained from patient-response quality of life questionnaires
d) Interviews with patients to identify reasons for prescription non-compliance
B) analysis of IOP measurement in a series of pts
The value of qualitative research lies in __________.
a) The research’s ability to be generalized
b) Its ability to stand against previous research
c) The description of themes developed
d) How the research is socially reliable
C) the description of themes developed
In qualitative research, the researcher reflects about how their role in the study and their personal background, culture, and experiences hold potential for shaping their interpretations. This includes the themes they advance, and the meaning ascribed to the data. This is referred to as:
a) Reflexivity
b) Gatekeeping
c) Emergent design
d) Personal accountability
e) All the above
A) reflexivity
When qualitative researchers obtain data by watching the patients, they are (select TWO)
a) Gathering informed consent form(s)
b) Gathering archival data
c) Observing
d) Validating
c) Observing
d) Validating
What is another name for validity in qualitative research?
a) Objectivity
b) Bias
c) Trustworthiness
d) Reliability
C) trustworthiness
In quantitative research, theory is …
a) A scientific predication or explanation of what a researcher expects to find about a set of interrelated variables
b) The sum of the conclusions that can be identified in literature research
c) An open-ended question about relationships between a set of interrelated variables
d) A concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined
a) A scientific predication or explanation of what a researcher expects to find about a set of interrelated variables
Differences between qualitative data and quantitative data are (select TWO)
a) The type of judgment that is used to make meaning of the data
b) The respondents providing the data
c) The way the data are being analyzed
d) The fields of science in which they are being used
a) The type of judgment that is used to make meaning of the data
c) The way the data are being analyzed
