Question 1

What are control groups?

Accepted Answer

A) They are the groups of participants who receive the stimulus in an experiment. 
B) They are the groups of participants who alter their behaviors when they know they are being studied. 
C) They are the groups of participants who do not receive the stimulus in an experiment. 
D) They are the groups of people who act as spectators in the experiment. 
E) They are the groups of people who conduct the experiment. 
A) They are the groups of participants who receive the stimulus in an experiment. 
B) They are the groups of participants who alter their behaviors when they know they are being studied. 
C) They are the groups of participants who do not receive the stimulus in an experiment. 
D) They are the groups of people who act as spectators in the experiment. 
E) They are the groups of people who conduct the experiment.

Question 2

Identify the major considerations in focus group composition.

Accepted Answer

Focus group researchers must carefully c

Question 3

Which of the following is a way to moderate focus groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Encouraging few participants to dominate the conversation 
B) Providing ground rules at the end of the discussion 
C) Encouraging participants to have side conversations during the discussions 
D) Encouraging participants to speak simultaneously at a time during the discussions 
E) Reminding participants that they all have been invited to participate so they all need to be heard 
A) Encouraging few participants to dominate the conversation 
B) Providing ground rules at the end of the discussion 
C) Encouraging participants to have side conversations during the discussions 
D) Encouraging participants to speak simultaneously at a time during the discussions 
E) Reminding participants that they all have been invited to participate so they all need to be heard

Question 4

_____ refers to the group of participants who do not receive the stimulus in an experiment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ refers to the group of participants...

Question 5

Time,other resources such as funding,and even one's topic may limit a researcher's ability to conduct a true experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Kevin Jackson is an oceanologist who has decided to conduct a study on the impact of the 2004 tsunami in India.He travels to India and decides to conduct a preexperiment by identifying an experimental group from within the Indian community that had experienced the tsunami and then a control group from the same community that had not been hit by the tsunami.What kind of study design has Kevin undertaken?

Accepted Answer

A) Static group comparison 
B) One-group pre test 
C) One-shot case study 
D) One-group post test 
E) Post-test only control group 
A) Static group comparison 
B) One-group pre test 
C) One-shot case study 
D) One-group post test 
E) Post-test only control group

Question 7

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of focus group methodology.

Accepted Answer

Focus groups share many of the strengths

Question 8

Which of the following is a strength of experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A) Experiments are as realistic as the real world settings. 
B) There are no issues regarding the occurrence of external validity problems. 
C) In experiments conducted in the lab settings,the researcher has lots of control over the conditions to which participants are subjected to. 
D) Experiments that are conducted in applied settings are seldom subject to temporality. 
E) There are no issues regarding the occurrence of internal validity problems. 
A) Experiments are as realistic as the real world settings. 
B) There are no issues regarding the occurrence of external validity problems. 
C) In experiments conducted in the lab settings,the researcher has lots of control over the conditions to which participants are subjected to. 
D) Experiments that are conducted in applied settings are seldom subject to temporality. 
E) There are no issues regarding the occurrence of internal validity problems.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of focus groups?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to be qualitative rather than quantitative. 
B) They are less dynamic than interviews. 
C) They need the least amount of planning than other qualitative methods of data collection such as one-on-one interviews. 
D) They yield no other data except for the participant's direct responses. 
E) A focus group is an inappropriate method for researchers who wish to gather in-depth information about social processes. 
A) They tend to be qualitative rather than quantitative. 
B) They are less dynamic than interviews. 
C) They need the least amount of planning than other qualitative methods of data collection such as one-on-one interviews. 
D) They yield no other data except for the participant's direct responses. 
E) A focus group is an inappropriate method for researchers who wish to gather in-depth information about social processes.

Question 10

_____ refers to the extent to which the conditions of an experiment adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ refers to the extent to which...

Question 11

Which of the following refers to the study of everyday reality?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnomethodology 
B) Ecology 
C) Economics 
D) Epistemology 
E) Ergonomics 
A) Ethnomethodology 
B) Ecology 
C) Economics 
D) Epistemology 
E) Ergonomics

Question 12

One-shot case study design implies that pre and post tests are both taken,and the control group is absent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Static group comparisons are useful in cases where a researcher can control or predict whether,when,or how the stimulus is administered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In focus groups the researcher may play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Accepted Answer

A) Ecologists 
B) Epistemologists 
C) Ergonomist 
D) Economists 
E) Ethnomethodologists 
A) Ecologists 
B) Epistemologists 
C) Ergonomist 
D) Economists 
E) Ethnomethodologists

Question 16

Which of the following contains no pretest and no control group?

Accepted Answer

A) One-group pre-/post test 
B) One-shot case study 
C) Static group comparison 
D) Solomon four-group design 
E) Classic experiment 
A) One-group pre-/post test 
B) One-shot case study 
C) Static group comparison 
D) Solomon four-group design 
E) Classic experiment

Question 17

Define internal and external validity.

Accepted Answer

External validity refers to the extent t

Question 18

Define experimental groups and control groups.

Accepted Answer

The groups of participants who receive t

Question 19

_____ are planned discussions designed to elicit team interaction and "obtain perceptions on a defined area of interest in a permissive,nonthreatening environment."

Accepted Answer

A) Surveys 
B) Focus groups 
C) One-on-one interviews 
D) Psychometric tests 
E) Questionnaires 
A) Surveys 
B) Focus groups 
C) One-on-one interviews 
D) Psychometric tests 
E) Questionnaires

Question 20

One-shot case study designs are used in cases where the:

Accepted Answer

A) effects of an independent variable are tested on a dependent variable. 
B) administration of the stimulus is quite costly or otherwise not possible. 
C) researcher cannot control or predict whether,when,or how the stimulus is administered,as in the case of natural disasters. 
D) administration of the stimulus is reasonable. 
E) individuals are measured on some dependent variable following the administration of the stimulus to the experimental group. 
A) effects of an independent variable are tested on a dependent variable. 
B) administration of the stimulus is quite costly or otherwise not possible. 
C) researcher cannot control or predict whether,when,or how the stimulus is administered,as in the case of natural disasters. 
D) administration of the stimulus is reasonable. 
E) individuals are measured on some dependent variable following the administration of the stimulus to the experimental group.

What are control groups?

Identify the major considerations in focus group composition.

Which of the following is a way to moderate focus groups?

_____ refers to the group of participants who do not receive the stimulus in an experiment.

Time,other resources such as funding,and even one's topic may limit a researcher's ability to conduct a true experiment.

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of focus group methodology.

Which of the following is a strength of experimental research?

Which of the following is true of focus groups?

_____ refers to the extent to which the conditions of an experiment adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment.

Which of the following refers to the study of everyday reality?

One-shot case study design implies that pre and post tests are both taken,and the control group is absent.

Static group comparisons are useful in cases where a researcher can control or predict whether,when,or how the stimulus is administered.

In focus groups the researcher may play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

_____ take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Which of the following contains no pretest and no control group?

Define internal and external validity.

Define experimental groups and control groups.

_____ are planned discussions designed to elicit team interaction and "obtain perceptions on a defined area of interest in a permissive,nonthreatening environment."

One-shot case study designs are used in cases where the:

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

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

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Exam 12: Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

What are control groups?

Identify the major considerations in focus group composition.

Which of the following is a way to moderate focus groups?

_____ refers to the group of participants who do not receive the stimulus in an experiment.

Time,other resources such as funding,and even one's topic may limit a researcher's ability to conduct a true experiment.

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of focus group methodology.

Which of the following is a strength of experimental research?

Which of the following is true of focus groups?

_____ refers to the extent to which the conditions of an experiment adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment.

Which of the following refers to the study of everyday reality?

One-shot case study design implies that pre and post tests are both taken,and the control group is absent.

Static group comparisons are useful in cases where a researcher can control or predict whether,when,or how the stimulus is administered.

In focus groups the researcher may play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

_____ take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Which of the following contains no pretest and no control group?

Define internal and external validity.

Define experimental groups and control groups.

_____ are planned discussions designed to elicit team interaction and "obtain perceptions on a defined area of interest in a permissive,nonthreatening environment."

One-shot case study designs are used in cases where the:

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

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters