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A student researcher in Dr. Smith’s class proposes the following question: “How do different colleges address the problem of electronic gadget addiction?” The researcher compares 20 colleges by examining whether each has an official policy on gadget use. The researcher finds that colleges with stricter policies also tend to have higher average GPAs among their students.  The researcher concludes: “Individual students at colleges with strict gadget policies must be earning higher grades because of those rules.” This conclusion is an example of:

According to your textbook the study conducted by Dominique Simons and Sandy Wurtele (2010) is an example of ____________ research.

According to your textbook (chapter 5), a researcher will almost never say that they have proven their hypothesis. 

Basic research differs from applied research in that basic research:

An idiographic study is the process of providing a more general, sweeping explanation or description of the topic.

Which of the following statements listed describe an inductive approach?  

_______________typically includes minors, prisoners, parolees, patients, mentally or physically disabled individuals, fetuses and pregnant women, and economically or educationally disadvantaged individuals.

Personal experiences are a good starting point for choosing a research topic.

This kind of research study attempts to identify the cause-and-effect relationship of a given phenomenon.

Which paradigm is guided by the principles of objectivity, knowability, and deductive logic?