Which of the following could be a research question? (Select all that apply.)
a. What does postoperative vomiting feel like, to research subjects?
b. How is hypnosis related to smoking cessation?
c. In an English course, how do grading, praise, practice, submitting papers for publication, and writing skills interact?
d. What are the differences between clients with pre-op orientation and those without, in terms of procedural anxiety?
e. How does the researcher define loneliness?
ANS: A, B, C, D
Research questions meet the following criteria: (1) the identification and/or description of the variable(s), (2) a determination of differences between two or more groups regarding selected variables, (3) an examination of relationships among variables (relational), and (4) the use of independent variables to predict a dependent variable.
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