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1. Dr. Wicci receives a research proposal from one of his senior honours thesis students. In order to answer this research question, the student would need to collect participant data over several years. Collecting so much data exceeds Dr. Wicci's research budget, and also exceeds the length of time that the student has to complete their thesis project. What is the most likely reason that Dr. Wicci would reject his student's research question?

a. The question involves collecting too much data to conduct quality assurance on, which threatens the project's rigor.

b. The question is too broad to be considered scientifically testable.

c.The question involves collecting more data than would be necessary for a basic research project.

d. The question cannot be feasibly answered using the resources available.

2. Before defining a problem as a "messy" (i.e., information/consensus) problem, a researcher would need to make sure that there is agreement versus disagreement in which areas?

a. High agreement on what the problem is; high agreement on how to solve the problem; high agreement on the constraints for the solution.

b. High agreement on what the problem is; high agreement on how to solve the problem; low agreement on the constraints for the solution.

c. Low agreement on what the problem is; low agreement on how to solve the problem; low agreement on the constraints for the solution.

d. High agreement on what the problem is; low agreement on how to solve the problem; high agreement on the constraints for the solution.

3. During a meeting with her client's Board of Governors, Isabelle was asked to modify her recent research report to avoid drawing or reporting any conclusions from her data that would make the client look bad. Changing the report's conclusions in this manner would be a violation of what "hallmark" of the Scientific Method?

a. Objectivity

b. Precision/Confidence

c. Rigor

d. Purposiveness