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(A) The researcher may feel that there is a contradiction in the literature, presenting a “puzzle” to be solved
(B) Students can develop their IQ levels by attempting to solve intellectual puzzles
(C) Unless you can find a logical contradiction, you have no basis for conducting research
(D) All of life is a puzzle, so any aspect of life can be researched

(A) Working out a timetable
(B) Finding out what resources are readily available to you
(C) Finding out what resources are readily available to you
(D) All of the above

(A) Make sure you keep to your schedule and deadlines
(B) Provide intellectual support, guidance and critical feedback
(C) Negotiate access to the research setting on the student’s behalf
(D) Give you a reading list

(A) Whether an abstract should be included
(B) The format for referencing
(C) The word limit
(D) All of the above

(A) Case study design
(B) Comparative design
(C) Experimental design
(D) Longitudinal design

(A) Cohort studies involve quantitative research, whereas panel studies are qualitative
(B) A panel study does not need rules to handle new entrants to households
(C) Only a cohort study will suffer from sample attrition
(D) A panel study can distinguish between age effects and cohort effects, but a cohort design cannot

(A) High in replicability but low in internal validity
(B) High in internal validity but low in reliability
(C) High in ecological validity but low in external validity
(D) None of the above

(A) A study of one particular section of society, e.g. the middle classes
(B) One that is devised when the researcher is in a bad mood
(C) The collection of data from more than one case at one moment in time
(D) A comparison of two or more variables over a long period of time