General Knowledge
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?
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?
It captures the breadth of perspectives from a large group
What is Surveys?
Which hypothesis claims that the effect being studied does not exist?
What is a Null Hypothesis?
Investigates the type of relationship and patterns between 2 variables.
Hint: i.e) music genres and mental states.
What is Correlational/Relational Research?
Delves directly into the world of participants, capturing their behaviour and interactions in real time.
What is Observations?
Which hypothesis does not predict the exact direction or nature of the relationship between the two variables?
What is Non-Directional Hypothesis?
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?
Offering a deeper dive into a single situation
What is Case Studies?
Which hypothesis specifies the expected direction to be followed to determine the relationship between variables?
What is Directional Hypothesis?
Searching for and extracting information from past records.
Hint: i.e) Tracking US Census data over the decades.
What is Archival Research?
Which research describes the features of the population or phenomenon being examined?
What is Descriptive Research?
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?