UGC NET Research Aptitude MCQs

When studying an active independent variable, an intervention or treatment given to group of participants is called

Which of the following can best be described as a categorical variable?

The experimental studies are based on
[December 2007]

A manipulated independent variable is called?

Control groups and experimental groups are exactly the same except for

The behaviour that is measured during an experiment is known as the

This type of longitudinal research studies the same individuals over an extended period of time.

An example of a categorical variable is

Which variables are those that a researcher chooses to study in order to assess their possible effects on one or more other variables?

A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called

Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?

In research, something that does not ‘vary’ is called a

We use factorial analysis [June 2009]

A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called

Which of the following independent variables cannot be manipulated in a research study?

In an experimental design, the dependent variable is the one

This variable depends upon what is done to it by the independent variable.

Extraneous variables are essentially

These variables are those that are created by the researcher and are typically found in experimental studies.

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable is

The variable manipulated by the researcher in an experiment is called the

Which of the following would not be an appropriate synonym for the dependent variable?

An example of quantitative variable is the

Generalized conclusion on the basis of a sample is technically known as [December 2007]

The process of selecting a subset of a population for a survey is known as

Researchers ultimately want the answer to a research question to pertain to the

When a research problem is related to heterogeneous population, the most suitable method is
[December 2008]

An investigator wants to study the vocational aspirations of visually challenged children in a wide geographical area. He should select his sample by using

The type of sampling where each person in population has equal chance of being selected is

Here, some people have greater chance of being elected than other members of the population. It is