Question 1

Which of the following is true of action research?

Accepted Answer

A) Their aim is to produce results to benefit individuals and not the community. 
B) On the continuum of basic to applied research,action research is very far on the applied end of the spectrum. 
C) It is the research conducted on the study of talk,including how talk progresses,how it is facilitated,and how it may be impeded. 
D) Sociologists who engage in this form of research seldom collaborate with the people who are affected by the research. 
E) It ensures that research contributes to knowledge and not to changes in people's lives. 
A) Their aim is to produce results to benefit individuals and not the community. 
B) On the continuum of basic to applied research,action research is very far on the applied end of the spectrum. 
C) It is the research conducted on the study of talk,including how talk progresses,how it is facilitated,and how it may be impeded. 
D) Sociologists who engage in this form of research seldom collaborate with the people who are affected by the research. 
E) It ensures that research contributes to knowledge and not to changes in people's lives.

Question 2

Which of the following refers to transferable skills?

Accepted Answer

A) They are the conglomeration of tasks that a person develops proficiency in from one realm that can be applied in another realm. 
B) They are the careful evaluations of assumptions,actions,values,and other factors that influence a particular decision or way of being or doing. 
C) They are the skills involved in judging whether a desired goal has been achieved. 
D) They are the skills involved in assessing the effects of specific programs or policies. 
E) They are the skills involved in the careful planning,thought,and consideration of target audiences followed by communication with those audiences. 
A) They are the conglomeration of tasks that a person develops proficiency in from one realm that can be applied in another realm. 
B) They are the careful evaluations of assumptions,actions,values,and other factors that influence a particular decision or way of being or doing. 
C) They are the skills involved in judging whether a desired goal has been achieved. 
D) They are the skills involved in assessing the effects of specific programs or policies. 
E) They are the skills involved in the careful planning,thought,and consideration of target audiences followed by communication with those audiences.

Question 3

Market researchers assess how best to sell,improve,or promote a product by gathering data about that product's consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The federal government is considered to be one of the smallest employers for applied social science researchers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Thinking critically means that an individual sits back and criticizes every idea or person that comes his way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true of action research?

Which of the following refers to transferable skills?

Market researchers assess how best to sell,improve,or promote a product by gathering data about that product's consumers.

The federal government is considered to be one of the smallest employers for applied social science researchers.

Thinking critically means that an individual sits back and criticizes every idea or person that comes his way.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

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Exam 15: Research Methods in the Real World

Which of the following is true of action research?

Which of the following refers to transferable skills?

Market researchers assess how best to sell,improve,or promote a product by gathering data about that product's consumers.

The federal government is considered to be one of the smallest employers for applied social science researchers.

Thinking critically means that an individual sits back and criticizes every idea or person that comes his way.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Filters