UCT GetSmarter: Module 2 Quiz on Research Philosophies and Approaches

This assignment presents a quiz focused on Module 2, covering essential concepts related to research philosophies and approaches. The quiz assesses understanding of philosophical assumptions (ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological) and their relevance in qualitative research. It distinguishes between inductive and deductive research approaches, highlighting their characteristics, data collection methods, and the researcher's role. The questions explore the application of these approaches in different research steps, such as conducting observations, developing theories, formulating hypotheses, and confirming or rejecting them. The quiz also addresses the importance of context and the use of scientific principles in research design. Desklib offers a variety of study resources, including past papers and solved assignments, to aid students in their academic pursuits.

Running head: QUIZ FOR MODULE 2
Quiz for Module 2
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1QUIZ FOR MODULE 2
Question1.
A researcher’s belief and philosophy are of little importance when conducting qualitative
research.
Answer: False
Question 2.
Match the following question to the correct philosophical assumptions.
How do researchers know what they know, choose answer from the following:
(a)Ontological, (b) Epistemological, (c) Axiological, (d) Methodological
Answer: (b) Epistemological.
What are the methods used in the research approach, choose answer from the following:
(a) Ontological, (b) Epistemological, (c) Axiological, (d) Methodological
Answer: (d) Methodological.
What is the role of values in research, choose answer from the following:
(a)Ontological, (b) Epistemological, (c) Axiological, (d) Methodological
Answer: (c) Axiological.
What is the nature of reality, choose answer from the following:
(a)Ontological, (b) Epistemological, (c) Axiological, (d) Methodological
Answer: (a) Ontological.
Question 3.
Brown furnishers is experiencing a decline in sales. Emily, the company’s data analysts, wants to
conduct research into the declining sales. Before gathering a focus group to begin her research,

2QUIZ FOR MODULE 2
she is fully open about her bias and perspectives with the group. This is an example of an
epistemological philosophical assumption.
Select one
Answer: False
Question 4.
An inductive research approach looks at information that exists to formulate a new theory
Answer: True
Question 5.
Match the following statements to the correct approach.
This approach mainly uses scientific based principals, choose one of the following:
(a)Deductive or (b) Inductive
Answer: (a) Deductive
Research using this approach uses greater flexibility, choose one of the following:
(a) Deductive or (b) Inductive
Answer: (b) Inductive.
This approach is highly structured and mainly quantitative data is collected, choose one of the
following, (a) Deductive or (b) Inductive
Answer: (a) Deductive
This approach requires the researcher to be more involved in the process, choose one of the
following, (a) Deductive or (b) Inductive

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Answer: (b) Inductive.
This approach requires that large samples are used for the research to result in generalisable
conclusions, choose one of the following, (a) Deductive or (b) Inductive
Answer: (a) Deductive
Question 6.
Inductive research requires that deeper context into the research is understood.
Select one
Answer: True
Question 7.
Which research approaches would be applicable to the following research steps?
The researcher conducts observations or tests, choose one of the following, (a) Inductive or (b)
Inductive and Deductive or (c) Deductive.
Answer: (b) Inductive and Deductive
The researcher develops theory, choose one of the following, (a) Inductive or (b) Inductive and
Deductive or (c) Deductive.
Answer: (a) Inductive
The hypothesis is confirmed or rejected, choose one of the following, (a) Inductive or (b)
Inductive and Deductive or (c) Deductive.
Answer: (c) Deductive
The pattern that the research takes to develop a theory, choose one of the following, (a)
Inductive or (b) Inductive and Deductive or (c) Deductive.

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Answer: (a) Inductive
The researcher formulates a hypothesis, choose one of the following, (a) Inductive or (b)
Inductive and Deductive or (c) Deductive.
Answer: (c) Deductive