If a novice researcher is having trouble generating a question, what does the text suggest is a good strategy for refining a question that has already been studied scientifically?
Explanation
This question highlights a practical strategy for novice researchers: instead of seeking a completely novel topic, they can make a valuable contribution by refining and extending existing scientific findings.
Other questions
When generating your own research questions about a specific behavior, which of the following is NOT one of the recommended general questions to ask yourself?
What is the primary purpose of looking at the discussion section in a recent research article when trying to generate a research question?
What are the two main criteria that researchers use to evaluate the research questions they generate?
A research question is considered interesting to the scientific community if its answer is in doubt. What does 'in doubt' mean in this context?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the feasibility of a research question?
If a researcher finds that a question about a relationship between two variables has already been studied, what is a recommended strategy?
What does it mean for a research question to 'fill a gap in the research literature'?
Which of the following questions about refining an existing research question is NOT suggested in the text?
What is a key benefit of using research methods that have already been used successfully by other researchers?
How are empirically testable research questions defined in the chapter?
Which of the following is presented as an example of a research question that is NOT interesting because the answer is not in doubt?
If scientific research has already determined how frequent a behavior is, what is the next step suggested for generating a new research question about it?
The example of studying talkativeness in elderly people or people from other cultures, after it was already studied in university students, is used to illustrate what concept?
Why must researchers consider the feasibility of a research question before proceeding?
What is the second benefit mentioned for the good practice of using methods that have already been used successfully by other researchers?
The example of research on note taking by hand improving exam performance is used to illustrate which factor of an interesting research question?
Which of the following describes a key aspect of how an answer to a general question about a behavior can be conceptualized to form a new research question?
What is the third factor listed that affects the interestingness of a research question?
According to the text, does research have to be complicated or difficult to produce interesting and important results?
What is the initial strategy suggested for generating an empirical research question if you have a specific psychological characteristic in mind?
The text states that in evaluating a research question's interestingness, it's not about personal interest but about interest to whom?
Which of the following research scenarios best exemplifies a question with 'important practical implications'?
When you generate an answer to the question, 'What are some possible causes of talkativeness?', how should you conceptualize that answer to form a new research question?
What does the text suggest is a final point regarding good practice when choosing a research method?
What is the primary reason that a question that has already been scientifically studied might still be considered interesting?
What approach does the text suggest to assess whether a research question's answer is 'in doubt' before collecting data?
The chapter lists a series of three general questions to ask when you want to refine a research question about an existing relationship. What is the main purpose of this strategy?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a factor that affects the feasibility of a research project?
When is it particularly useful to look to the discussion section of a research article for inspiration?
A student wants to study the relationship between family size and talkativeness. This research question was likely generated by considering what aspect of talkativeness?
According to the text, why is the question 'Are women more talkative than men?' considered interesting?
What is the relationship between the two main criteria for evaluating research questions, 'interestingness' and 'feasibility'?
If a research question about a relationship has been studied, asking whether the relationship is stronger for certain types of people is a strategy for what?
What does the text imply about complex, non-experimental studies involving several variables and complicated statistical analyses?
Which of the following is an example of an uninteresting research question provided in the chapter?
If a researcher decides to refine a question about the relationship between two variables, what is the first refining question suggested by the text?
What is the primary characteristic of a research question that has 'important practical implications'?
The chapter suggests it is good practice to use methods that have already been used successfully. Why is this approach considered 'tried and true'?
What is the second step in the process of generating an empirical research question from a general idea?
The ability to generate 'many different empirically testable questions about almost any behavior' comes from what strategy?
If a researcher studies the difference in talkativeness between same-sex and mixed-sex groups, what kind of question are they investigating?
What is the primary reason researchers should not be discouraged if they find a question has already been studied?
What are the two main sections of Chapter 9: Generating Good Research Questions?
To evaluate the feasibility of a study on manipulating moods, a researcher might use a mood manipulation that has been used successfully before, such as paying participants a compliment. What is the benefit of this approach?
Which of the following factors does the text NOT explicitly mention as affecting a study's feasibility?
What is the relationship between a research question's interestingness to 'us personally' versus its interestingness 'to the scientific community'?
When generating questions, asking 'What types of people might exhibit more or less of the behavior?' helps to conceptualize what?
What does the text suggest a researcher should do if they generate a research question that has never been studied scientifically?
The chapter discusses two criteria for evaluating research questions. Which of these criteria is concerned with factors like time, money, and access to participants?