Test Bank for Research Methods for Sports

Information Classification: General

Test Bank for Research Methods for Sports Studies, 4e by Ian Jones (All Chapters)

Chapter 1 – Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. What is NOT a characteristic of research? a. It is empirical

• It follows a particular process

• It is always explanatory

• It is reiterative

Q2.Which of the following is NOT a peer reviewed sport journal? a. Sport in Society

• Sport Management Review

• Journal of Sport Behavior

• Journal of Sport Performance

Q3.Research that explores a novel, or under researched phenomenon, would be

classified as: a. Exploratory research

• Descriptive research

• Explanatory research

• None of these

Q4.Research which focuses on what, or how much of something happens, would be

classified as: a. Exploratory research

• Descriptive research

• Explanatory research

• None of these

Q5.Research which uses a theoretical framework to understand findings would be

classified as: a. Exploratory research

• Descriptive research

• Explanatory research

• None of these

Q6.Research which seeks to solve a specific,

existing problem is classified as: a. Descriptive research

• Explanatory research 1 / 3

Information Classification: General

• Applied research

• Pure research

Q7.Research which does not involve the collection of primary or secondary data is

referred to as: a. Pure research

• Applied research

• Theoretical research

• Empirical research

Q8. What does 'empirical' mean? a. Based on evidence

• Generaliseable to other settings

• Based on primary data

• Based on theory

Q9. Which of the following is NOT a 'discipline'? a. Sport

• Psychology

• Sociology

• History

Q10.If you are using approaches from other disciplines to inform your study, you are

undertaking: a. Multi-disciplinary research

• Cross-disciplinary research

• Inter-disciplinary research

• Mono-disciplinary research
• / 3

Information Classification: General

Chapter 2 – Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. What is Ontology?

• The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually

is

• The philosophy of how we gain knowledge

• The philosophy of how we assess the validity of

knowledge

• The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge

Q2. What is Epistemology? a. The philosophy of what 'knowledge' actually is

• The philosophy of how we gain knowledge

• The philosophy of how we assess the validity of

knowledge

• The philosophy of the usefulness of knowledge

Q3.Someone who sees the world as ordered, logical and

objective would be:

• A Pragmatist

• A Relativist

• A Realist

• A Subjectivist

Q4.Someone who sees the world as subjective, with no single

"truth" or reality would be:

• A Pragmatist

• A Relativist

• A Realist

• A Subjectivist

Q5.An objective epistemology adopted alongside a realist

ontology would be:

• Positivist

• Interpretivist

• Post-positivist

• Critical realist
• / 3