Question 1

Being a responsible consumer of research requires that the individual take his identity as a social scientist frivolously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify what's involved in order to be a responsible consumer of research.

Accepted Answer

Being a responsible consumer of research

Question 3

Which of the following p values indicates a strong relationship between the variables under study?

Accepted Answer

A) 390 
B) 39 
C) 3.9 
D) 0.39 
E) 0.039 
A) 390 
B) 39 
C) 3.9 
D) 0.39 
E) 0.039

Question 4

Which of the following is a question about literature review that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

Accepted Answer

A) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
B) Are sufficient amounts of data provided in order to support conclusions drawn? 
C) Are claims made supported by data provided in the results section? 
D) Does the researcher provide a critical review? 
E) What other methods of data collection might have been employed, and why was this particular method employed? 
A) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
B) Are sufficient amounts of data provided in order to support conclusions drawn? 
C) Are claims made supported by data provided in the results section? 
D) Does the researcher provide a critical review? 
E) What other methods of data collection might have been employed, and why was this particular method employed?

Question 5

Which of the following is a question about acknowledgements that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

Accepted Answer

A) What are the sample’s major strengths and major weaknesses? 
B) What are the study’s major findings? 
C) What do you know about the data collection strategy and instruments? 
D) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
E) How were the data analyzed? 
A) What are the sample’s major strengths and major weaknesses? 
B) What are the study’s major findings? 
C) What do you know about the data collection strategy and instruments? 
D) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
E) How were the data analyzed?

Question 6

A _____ is a statistical measure of the probability that there is no relationship between the variables under study.

Accepted Answer

A) correlation coefficient 
B) test statistic 
C) p value 
D) regression coefficient 
E) standard error 
A) correlation coefficient 
B) test statistic 
C) p value 
D) regression coefficient 
E) standard error

Question 7

Which of the following is a question about data collection that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

Accepted Answer

A) What do you know about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the method employed? 
B) What are the sample’s major strengths and major weaknesses? 
C) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
D) Have limitations of the study been fully disclosed and adequately addressed? 
E) Does the review of literature appear appropriately extensive? 
A) What do you know about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the method employed? 
B) What are the sample’s major strengths and major weaknesses? 
C) Who provided support in the form of funding or other resources? 
D) Have limitations of the study been fully disclosed and adequately addressed? 
E) Does the review of literature appear appropriately extensive?

Question 8

In a table presenting a causal relationship,independent variable attributes are typically presented in the table's rows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In a table presenting a causal relationship,dependent variable attributes are presented in columns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Identify several key questions worth asking about the data collection when reading research reports.

Accepted Answer

The questions worth asking about the dat

Question 11

The _____ provides guidance on whether or not we should reject the null hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ provides guidance on whether or...

Question 12

Which among the following is true of the p value?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a statistical measure of the probability that there is a relationship between the variables under study. 
B) It provides guidance on whether or not we should reject the null hypothesis. 
C) It provides a quick,condensed summary of the report's key findings. 
D) It signifies the likelihood that the relationships observed could be caused by something other than chance. 
E) It is a concise way to report large amounts of data. 
A) It is a statistical measure of the probability that there is a relationship between the variables under study. 
B) It provides guidance on whether or not we should reject the null hypothesis. 
C) It provides a quick,condensed summary of the report's key findings. 
D) It signifies the likelihood that the relationships observed could be caused by something other than chance. 
E) It is a concise way to report large amounts of data.

Question 13

Identify the kinds of questions that should be asked when an individual comes across descriptions of sociological research in various media outlets.

Accepted Answer

The kinds of questions that should be as

Question 14

The use of tables is not limited to one form of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most funders state that they do not want recipients to acknowledge them in any publications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The _____ is a peer-reviewed publication of the American Sociological Association.

Accepted Answer

A) American Sociologist 
B) American Review of Public Administration 
C) American Journal of Political Science 
D) American Sociological Review 
E) American Politics Research 
A) American Sociologist 
B) American Review of Public Administration 
C) American Journal of Political Science 
D) American Sociological Review 
E) American Politics Research

Question 17

_____ tend to wax poetic about how society "is" or how various groups of people "are" without having anything more than anecdotal evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnomethodologists 
B) Conversation analysts 
C) Participant observers 
D) Armchair sociologists 
E) Field researchers 
A) Ethnomethodologists 
B) Conversation analysts 
C) Participant observers 
D) Armchair sociologists 
E) Field researchers

Question 18

Describe how tables presenting causal relationships are typically presented.

Accepted Answer

In a table presenting a causal relations

Question 19

Which of the following topics are covered under the author's acknowledgements?

Accepted Answer

A) The major findings of the study 
B) The sample of the study 
C) The data collection methods used 
D) The organizations that provided resources 
E) The literature review of the study 
A) The major findings of the study 
B) The sample of the study 
C) The data collection methods used 
D) The organizations that provided resources 
E) The literature review of the study

Question 20

Sociological research appears in many areas of our lives and sometimes in unexpected locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Being a responsible consumer of research requires that the individual take his identity as a social scientist frivolously.

Identify what's involved in order to be a responsible consumer of research.

Which of the following p values indicates a strong relationship between the variables under study?

Which of the following is a question about literature review that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

Which of the following is a question about acknowledgements that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

A _____ is a statistical measure of the probability that there is no relationship between the variables under study.

Which of the following is a question about data collection that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

In a table presenting a causal relationship,independent variable attributes are typically presented in the table's rows.

In a table presenting a causal relationship,dependent variable attributes are presented in columns.

Identify several key questions worth asking about the data collection when reading research reports.

The _____ provides guidance on whether or not we should reject the null hypothesis.

Which among the following is true of the p value?

Identify the kinds of questions that should be asked when an individual comes across descriptions of sociological research in various media outlets.

The use of tables is not limited to one form of data.

Most funders state that they do not want recipients to acknowledge them in any publications.

The _____ is a peer-reviewed publication of the American Sociological Association.

_____ tend to wax poetic about how society "is" or how various groups of people "are" without having anything more than anecdotal evidence.

Describe how tables presenting causal relationships are typically presented.

Which of the following topics are covered under the author's acknowledgements?

Sociological research appears in many areas of our lives and sometimes in unexpected locations.

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

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters

Exam 14: Reading and Understanding Social Research

Being a responsible consumer of research requires that the individual take his identity as a social scientist frivolously.

Identify what's involved in order to be a responsible consumer of research.

Which of the following p values indicates a strong relationship between the variables under study?

Which of the following is a question about literature review that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

Which of the following is a question about acknowledgements that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

A _____ is a statistical measure of the probability that there is no relationship between the variables under study.

Which of the following is a question about data collection that needs to be asked while reading research reports?

In a table presenting a causal relationship,independent variable attributes are typically presented in the table's rows.

In a table presenting a causal relationship,dependent variable attributes are presented in columns.

Identify several key questions worth asking about the data collection when reading research reports.

The _____ provides guidance on whether or not we should reject the null hypothesis.

Which among the following is true of the p value?

Identify the kinds of questions that should be asked when an individual comes across descriptions of sociological research in various media outlets.

The use of tables is not limited to one form of data.

Most funders state that they do not want recipients to acknowledge them in any publications.

The _____ is a peer-reviewed publication of the American Sociological Association.

_____ tend to wax poetic about how society "is" or how various groups of people "are" without having anything more than anecdotal evidence.

Describe how tables presenting causal relationships are typically presented.

Which of the following topics are covered under the author's acknowledgements?

Sociological research appears in many areas of our lives and sometimes in unexpected locations.

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

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters