Professor Deloney Is Teaching a Research Methods Class

question 127

Multiple Choice

Professor Deloney is teaching a research methods class. In his lecture on how theories are generated, he points out that a good theory is ______ and can potentially be refuted.

• A) flawless
• B) similar to a hypothesis
• C) subjective
• D) falsifiable

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Definitions:

Subjects' Behaviour

Examination of how research participants act or respond during experiments or studies.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on previous observations, that can be tested through experimentation or observation.

Objective Manner

Acting or making decisions based on unbiased criteria and facts rather than personal feelings or opinions.

Double-blind Procedure

A research method in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know which participants belong to the control group and which belong to the experimental group.