Which one of the following reasons is not an acceptable reason for replicating a research study?
a. One's view of the relationship between the variables of the study is different from the findings of the study.
b. One suspects that the subjects of the study do not represent the population under investigation.
c. One wants to see if the use of different instruments for measuring the variables of the study would produce the same results.
d. One wants to investigate the applicability of the results of a study to a larger population.
Question 2
Which one of the following research questions meets the criteria of a good research question?
a. What are the ways of decreasing violence in American society?
b. How could high school students be motivated to study world geography?
c. Does attending kindergarten affect the social maturity of the children at the elementary school level?
d. Should high school curricula aim at preparing students for college or should they aim at preparing students for life?
Research Methods
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