3rd qtr summative test in PR!

What term refers to a systematic investigation designed to extend knowledge of what is already known of the physical, biological, or social world?

• Inquiry

• Ethics

• Research

• Theory

Which type of research assesses the effectiveness or outcomes of programs or interventions?

• Action

• Applied

• Basic

• Evaluation

Which type of research aims to solve specific problems within a program, organization, or community?

• Action

• Applied

• Basic

• Evaluation

Which type of research pursues potential solutions to human and societal problems?

• Action

• Applied

• Basic

• Evaluation

Which type of research focuses on developing theories to understand the phenomenon being studied and contribute to knowledge?

• Action

• Applied

• Basic

• Evaluation

The researcher gather information through experience and direct data collection. What type of sources of knowledge is used?

• Empirical

• Nonempirical

• Basic

• Evaluation

The researcher included the forms of introspection, vicarious experiences and other people's analysis of events. What type of sources of knowledge is used?

• Empirical

• Nonempirical

• Basic

• Evaluation

Which of the following refers to the standards on what is morally right or wrong?

• Ethics

• Informants

• Respondents

• Survey

Which type of sciences focus on people or collections of people, such as groups, firms, societies, economies, and their individual or collective behaviors?

• Applied

• Basic

• Natural

• Social

Which of the following form of a scientific inquiry is known as the theory building research?

• Deductive Research

• Inductive Research

• Hypothesis

• Systematic observation