Question 1

Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a source of quantitative data?

Accepted Answer

A) UNC Wilson Library 
B) The Murray Research Archive Harvard 
C) Oral History Office 
D) Center for Demography of Health and Aging 
E) Institute for Research on Women and Gender 
A) UNC Wilson Library 
B) The Murray Research Archive Harvard 
C) Oral History Office 
D) Center for Demography of Health and Aging 
E) Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Question 3

Which of the following is true about unobtrusive research?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows easier correction of mistakes than other methods of data collection. 
B) It is easier in unobtrusive research projects to account for context. 
C) The Hawthorne effect is a risk in unobtrusive research as it is in other methods of data collection. 
D) Qualitative researchers seldom use unobtrusive methods of data collection. 
E) Quantitative researchers seldom use unobtrusive methods of data collection. 
A) It allows easier correction of mistakes than other methods of data collection. 
B) It is easier in unobtrusive research projects to account for context. 
C) The Hawthorne effect is a risk in unobtrusive research as it is in other methods of data collection. 
D) Qualitative researchers seldom use unobtrusive methods of data collection. 
E) Quantitative researchers seldom use unobtrusive methods of data collection.

Question 4

Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they require the researcher to interact with the people he or she is studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____ content refers to the underlying meaning of the surface content we observe.

Accepted Answer

A) Manifest 
B) Latent 
C) Most apparent 
D) Dispensable 
E) Critical 
A) Manifest 
B) Latent 
C) Most apparent 
D) Dispensable 
E) Critical

Question 6

Content analysis is as a way of studying texts and their meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Historical comparative methods focus on changes in multiple cases over time or on more than one nation or society at a single point in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain unobtrusive research.

Accepted Answer

Unobtrusive research refers to methods o

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of reproducibility?

Accepted Answer

A) A standard coding strategy is established for whatever text is being analyzed. 
B) Cognitive differences among the individuals coding data may result in problems with reproducibility. 
C) It is the extent to which one's coding procedures will result in different results when the same text is coded by the same person. 
D) One of the ways of overcoming problems of reproducibility is to have coders code separately. 
E) Ambiguous coding instructions seldom have any effect on reproducibility. 
A) A standard coding strategy is established for whatever text is being analyzed. 
B) Cognitive differences among the individuals coding data may result in problems with reproducibility. 
C) It is the extent to which one's coding procedures will result in different results when the same text is coded by the same person. 
D) One of the ways of overcoming problems of reproducibility is to have coders code separately. 
E) Ambiguous coding instructions seldom have any effect on reproducibility.

Question 10

Which of the following is a strength of unobtrusive research?

Accepted Answer

A) It has no problems with regard to validity. 
B) It is easy to account for social context. 
C) It is well suited to studies that focus on processes that occur over time. 
D) It interacts directly with the research participants. 
E) Data sources measuring whatever a researcher wishes to examine always exist. 
A) It has no problems with regard to validity. 
B) It is easy to account for social context. 
C) It is well suited to studies that focus on processes that occur over time. 
D) It interacts directly with the research participants. 
E) Data sources measuring whatever a researcher wishes to examine always exist.

Question 11

_____ has to do with multiple coders' results being the same for the same text.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ has to do with multiple coders'...

Question 12

_____ occurs when the preconceptions of an interviewer-either intentionally or,more typically unintentionally-shape her or his findings.

Accepted Answer

A) Hawthorne effect 
B) Response bias 
C) Cognitive dissonance 
D) Researcher bias 
E) Questionnaire framing effect 
A) Hawthorne effect 
B) Response bias 
C) Cognitive dissonance 
D) Researcher bias 
E) Questionnaire framing effect

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of collecting evidence through material artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A) Ally Clark,a research student,decides that she will start her data collection by going through mementos left on gravestones. 
B) Hayley Williams,a human resources executive,decides to collect data by interviewing some of the employees. 
C) Clint Cameron,a marketing executive,opts for a survey research and decides to collect data through questionnaires. 
D) Violet Graham,a marketing executive,organizes a focus group and collects data from the observations during the focus group. 
E) Serena Carter,an intern in a software company,collects data that is related to job satisfaction by preparing a questionnaire and mailing it to all the employees in the company. 
A) Ally Clark,a research student,decides that she will start her data collection by going through mementos left on gravestones. 
B) Hayley Williams,a human resources executive,decides to collect data by interviewing some of the employees. 
C) Clint Cameron,a marketing executive,opts for a survey research and decides to collect data through questionnaires. 
D) Violet Graham,a marketing executive,organizes a focus group and collects data from the observations during the focus group. 
E) Serena Carter,an intern in a software company,collects data that is related to job satisfaction by preparing a questionnaire and mailing it to all the employees in the company.

Question 14

_____ is not a concern for unobtrusive researchers since they do not interact directly with their research participants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is not a concern for unobtrusive...

Question 15

It is difficult to correct mistakes made in data collection when conducting unobtrusive research than any of the other methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_____ is a type of unobtrusive research that involves the study of human communications.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is a type of unobtrusive research...

Question 17

Hawthorne effect is a concern for unobtrusive researchers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Reproducibility refers to the extent to which one's coding procedures correspond to some preexisting standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Problems of validity arise in unobtrusive research projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The research that refers to methods of collecting data that don't interfere with the subjects under study is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) causal research 
B) social research 
C) action research 
D) unobtrusive research 
E) experimental research 
A) causal research 
B) social research 
C) action research 
D) unobtrusive research 
E) experimental research

Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods.

Which of the following is a source of quantitative data?

Which of the following is true about unobtrusive research?

Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they require the researcher to interact with the people he or she is studying.

_____ content refers to the underlying meaning of the surface content we observe.

Content analysis is as a way of studying texts and their meaning.

Historical comparative methods focus on changes in multiple cases over time or on more than one nation or society at a single point in time.

Explain unobtrusive research.

Which of the following statements is true of reproducibility?

Which of the following is a strength of unobtrusive research?

_____ has to do with multiple coders' results being the same for the same text.

_____ occurs when the preconceptions of an interviewer-either intentionally or,more typically unintentionally-shape her or his findings.

Which of the following is an example of collecting evidence through material artifacts?

_____ is not a concern for unobtrusive researchers since they do not interact directly with their research participants.

It is difficult to correct mistakes made in data collection when conducting unobtrusive research than any of the other methods.

_____ is a type of unobtrusive research that involves the study of human communications.

Hawthorne effect is a concern for unobtrusive researchers.

Reproducibility refers to the extent to which one's coding procedures correspond to some preexisting standard.

Problems of validity arise in unobtrusive research projects.

The research that refers to methods of collecting data that don't interfere with the subjects under study is _____.

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

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters

Exam 11: Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods.

Which of the following is a source of quantitative data?

Which of the following is true about unobtrusive research?

Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they require the researcher to interact with the people he or she is studying.

_____ content refers to the underlying meaning of the surface content we observe.

Content analysis is as a way of studying texts and their meaning.

Historical comparative methods focus on changes in multiple cases over time or on more than one nation or society at a single point in time.

Explain unobtrusive research.

Which of the following statements is true of reproducibility?

Which of the following is a strength of unobtrusive research?

_____ has to do with multiple coders' results being the same for the same text.

_____ occurs when the preconceptions of an interviewer-either intentionally or,more typically unintentionally-shape her or his findings.

Which of the following is an example of collecting evidence through material artifacts?

_____ is not a concern for unobtrusive researchers since they do not interact directly with their research participants.

It is difficult to correct mistakes made in data collection when conducting unobtrusive research than any of the other methods.

_____ is a type of unobtrusive research that involves the study of human communications.

Hawthorne effect is a concern for unobtrusive researchers.

Reproducibility refers to the extent to which one's coding procedures correspond to some preexisting standard.

Problems of validity arise in unobtrusive research projects.

The research that refers to methods of collecting data that don't interfere with the subjects under study is _____.

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

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters