General Knowledge
Types
Instruments/
Tools
100

What is the rigorous and systematic process of gathering information, analyzing data, reviewing relevant literature, to test theories, solve problems, and to provide new information?

What is Research?

100

Compares the results of a study against the existing norms. 

Hint: i.e) comparing a verdict in a legal case against similar cases.

What is Comparative Research?

100

It captures the breadth of perspectives from a large group

What is Surveys?

200

Which hypothesis claims that the effect being studied does not exist?


What is a Null Hypothesis?

200

Investigates the type of relationship and patterns between 2 variables.

Hint: i.e) music genres and mental states.

What is Correlational/Relational Research?

200

Delves directly into the world of participants, capturing their behaviour and interactions in real time.

What is Observations?

300

Which hypothesis does not predict the exact direction or nature of the relationship between the two variables?

What is Non-Directional Hypothesis?

300

Arranges the data into classes according to certain criteria for better analysis.  

Hint: i.e) the classification of newly discovered insects into species.

What is Classification Research?

300

Offering a deeper dive into a single situation

What is Case Studies?

400

Which hypothesis specifies the expected direction to be followed to determine the relationship between variables?

What is Directional Hypothesis?

400

Searching for and extracting information from past records. 

Hint: i.e) Tracking US Census data over the decades.

What is Archival Research?

500

Which research describes the features of the population or phenomenon being examined?

What is Descriptive Research?

500

Compares the results of a study against the existing norms. 

Hint: i.e) comparing a verdict in a legal case against similar cases.

What is Normative Research?

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