Describe the difference on the continuum of formal and informal sources of research ideas

What will be an ideal response?


On the continuum of formal and informal sources of research ideas, the least formal sources arise from individual situations that increase our curiosity and ask us to wonder "why did that happen?" Slightly more formal questions arise in the context of problem solving in a particular situation. Then there is the situation in which a researcher wants to pursue a research question that somebody has already begun studying. Finally, the most formal kind of research arises from a test of a well-developed theory that makes specific predictions that can be falsified.

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The ______ of 2001 is a controversial law that expanded the government’s law enforcement powers in dealing with terrorism.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What is the House Rules Committee? What are its functions?

What will be an ideal response?

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