> > Interdisciplinary Studies MCQs > Interdisciplinary Research (Road Map) MCQs

Interdisciplinary Research (Road Map) MCQ

The Broad Model is a four-step research method.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

In general, the approach of interdisciplinary research is to study a particular phenomenon or process using one or two of the dozen or so specialized methods employed across the scholarly enterprise.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Complexity is a key criterion that justifies discipline-specific research.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A good research question conveys the focus of the study in an easy-to-understand sentence or two.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The Broad Model is the preferred research method of interdisciplinarians.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Disciplinary bias, disciplinary jargon, and personal bias are ______.

Inescapable for interdisciplinarians

Inescapable for multidisciplinarians

The three tendencies that run counter to the interdisciplinary process

The three tendencies of people conducting interdisciplinary process

Answer

Correct Answer: The three tendencies that run counter to the interdisciplinary process

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Domestic violence is a problem that would be suitable for interdisciplinary investigation because ______.

The problem is complex and deals with phenomena in the purview of several disciplines

The problem has been suitably dealt with

Sociology would be the only discipline needed

Domestic violence would not be a suitable problem for interdisciplinary investigation

Answer

Correct Answer: The problem is complex and deals with phenomena in the purview of several disciplines

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

A sentence in your interdisciplinary research that includes a phrase such as “I am seeking to answer this question in order to . . . ” suggests that you are ______.

Addressing the “so what” part of Step 1 of the Broad Model

Clarifying the scope of your question

Using the rhetorical device of persuasion in your paper

Crafting your conclusion

Answer

Correct Answer: Addressing the “so what” part of Step 1 of the Broad Model

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The first step in the Broad Model is to ______.

Define the problem or state the research question

Justify using an interdisciplinary response

Conduct a literature review

Decide what your opinion on the problem is

Answer

Correct Answer: Define the problem or state the research question

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The Broad Model has ______ steps.

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Answer

Correct Answer: Six

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Scope refers to the parameters of what is included or excluded from the study.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Rubric is an explicit set of criteria for evaluating a particular type of

Work

Activity

Employee

A & B

Answer

Correct Answer: A & B

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Researchable in an interdisciplinary sense is when experts from two or more disciplines _______ about the problem.

Studied

Spoken

Written

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Written

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The process of gathering information to understand how some aspect of the natural or human world functions is known as

Research

Scope

Analysis

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Research

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

______________ research focuses on societal needs and practical problem solving.

Basic

Disciplinary

Interdisciplinary

Problem-focused

Answer

Correct Answer: Problem-focused

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Allowing _______ point of view to influence how you understand or approach the problem is known as personal bias

Influencer's

Your own

Societal

Mass

Answer

Correct Answer: Your own

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

To study a topic or question that is inherently complex and whose parts are the focus of two or more disciplines is known as

Disciplinary research

Interdisciplinary research

Problem-focused research

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Interdisciplinary research

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Disciplinary research Involves choosing from upward of a dozen or so specialized methods to study a particular phenomenon.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Disciplinary jargon is using _________that are not generally understood outside the discipline.

Methods

Technical terms

Technical concepts

B & C

Answer

Correct Answer: B & C

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Favoring one discipline’s understanding of the problem at the expense of competing understandings of the same problem offered by other disciplines is called disciplinary jargon

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one