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Both the deductive and inductive research models |
| | A) | are linear. |
| | B) | start with identifying the research problem. |
| | C) | move from the known position supported by theory to the data. |
| | D) | move from the data to development of the theory. |
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In the deductive research model, the research process: |
| | A) | is complete after the data are interpreted. |
| | B) | is complete after the data are gathered. |
| | C) | begins when the researcher formulates the research questions or hypotheses. |
| | D) | is not necessarily complete, even when the researcher has answered the initial questions. |
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In the inductive research model: |
| | A) | theory is developed at the beginning of the research process. |
| | B) | theory is developed before data is collected. |
| | C) | theory is developed near the end and new questions are identified to start the process again. |
| | D) | the researcher need not worry about designing research methods or procedures. |
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Once your preliminary research question is developed, you should: |
| | A) | evaluate your question for its communication orientation. |
| | B) | check to see if the question is clearly stated. |
| | C) | check to see if the question is phrased in such a way that it is not biased toward a particular answer. |
| | D) | determine if there is a way to observe or measure the communication phenomenon of interest. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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To conduct a basic library search, you should search |
| | A) | communication journals. |
| | B) | your university's catalog holdings. |
| | C) | with keywords. |
| | D) | online databases. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In reading academic journals or scholarly books, conclusions based on the data collected are found in: |
| | A) | the title. |
| | B) | the abstract. |
| | C) | the literature review. |
| | D) | the methods section. |
| | E) | the discussion section. |
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Research and theory are necessary complements to one another because |
| | A) | the inductive research model starts with theory. |
| | B) | research findings are integrated into a system of description, prediction, or explanation. |
| | C) | the deductive research model ends with theory development. |
| | D) | theory is necessary to validate research. |
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If you cannot come up with a communication problem to investigate, you can start by: |
| | A) | reviewing major news sources for featured contemporary problems and issues. |
| | B) | thinking about a theory you had previously learned about that you feel is particularly relevant to your personal or professional life. |
| | C) | thinking of what happened to you or in front of you today that illuminated a communication dilemma, problem, or question. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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When adjusting your research question, you should ask yourself: |
| | A) | who has done the most work on your issue? |
| | B) | what questions about the issue have already been answered? |
| | C) | are there theories that can help you make sense of your question? |
| | D) | what aspects of the issue have received the most attention? |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Anytime you use the work of others, you must: |
| | A) | cite in the text of your paper only the year of the work that you are using. |
| | B) | provide a citation indicating in the text of your paper what idea you are using and whose idea it is. |
| | C) | decide whether or not to cite the author or to leave the citation out of your paper. |
| | D) | provide a citation in the bibliography or list of references only. |
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