Question 1

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Translating a concept into something that can be measured.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity C

Question 2

Research conducted by interviews, participant observations and ethnographies is referred to as what kind of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  breeching 
D)  experimental 
A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  breeching 
D)  experimental B

Question 3

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A measure of the dependent variable after exposure to the independent variable in an experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity D

Question 4

Samantha started a research project predicting that men would be more supportive of using military forces to go to war than women. In this case, attitudes toward going to war is what kind of variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  index 
B)  scale 
C)  independent variable 
D)  dependent variable 
A)  index 
B)  scale 
C)  independent variable 
D)  dependent variable

Question 5

How are social theories and hypothesis related to one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theories include general statements about social relationships while hypotheses are more specific statements about how variables will relate to one another. 
B)  Theories are an extension of hypotheses. 
C)  Theories are used to develop hypotheses. 
D)  both a and c 
A)  Theories include general statements about social relationships while hypotheses are more specific statements about how variables will relate to one another. 
B)  Theories are an extension of hypotheses. 
C)  Theories are used to develop hypotheses. 
D)  both a and c

Question 6

Focus groups generally have more than 20 people in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A researcher wants to explore the connection between college campus drinking and sexual assault nation-wide. The most effective method of measurement would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  interviews 
B)  controlled experiments 
C)  surveys 
D)  none of the above 
A)  interviews 
B)  controlled experiments 
C)  surveys 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ The variable that is predicted to change as a result of the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 9

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ How valid or truthful the findings of the study are.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 10

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A form of field research that includes a descriptive analysis of a group or organization.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 11

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Participants of an experiment that are not exposed to the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 12

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A type of variable in which the difference between any two adjacent values is the same.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 13

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A sociologist is interested in studying the causes of suicide in society. She begins her research by developing a project in which she asks suicide survivors to discuss the reasons for committing suicide, the personal and social conditions that led to their decision to commit the act. In the second project, she examined another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. Her first set of analysis found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who thought about committing suicide never made any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, were more likely to report the desire to commit suicide.
-Which of the projects would probably be most useful for gaining deeper insights into the processes associated with deciding to commit suicide? Which is more representative of American's experience with suicide decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  project 1; project 2 
B)  project 2; project 1 
C)  they are both equally insightful and representative 
D)  neither are terribly insightful or representative 
A)  project 1; project 2 
B)  project 2; project 1 
C)  they are both equally insightful and representative 
D)  neither are terribly insightful or representative

Question 14

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Groups that ensure that the benefits of a research project outweigh any potential harm to research participants.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 15

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A series of related questions.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 16

In preparing for a survey of country club members, Donella asked the manager of the club for a list of members. This list refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a random sample. 
B)  a probability sample. 
C)  a sample list 
D)  a sampling frame. 
A)  a random sample. 
B)  a probability sample. 
C)  a sample list 
D)  a sampling frame.

Question 17

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A form of qualitative study in which researchers directly observe people's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 18

At what step in the research process does the researcher employ library and other resources and conduct a literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)  step 1 
B)  step 2 
C)  step 3 
D)  step 4 
A)  step 1 
B)  step 2 
C)  step 3 
D)  step 4

Question 19

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Experiments that take place in people's everyday environments.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity 
A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 20

At what step in the research process does the researcher actually go out and collect data?

Accepted Answer

A)  step 1 
B)  step 2 
C)  step 3 
D)  step 4 
A)  step 1 
B)  step 2 
C)  step 3 
D)  step 4

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Translating a concept into something that can be measured.

Research conducted by interviews, participant observations and ethnographies is referred to as what kind of research?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A measure of the dependent variable after exposure to the independent variable in an experiment.

Samantha started a research project predicting that men would be more supportive of using military forces to go to war than women. In this case, attitudes toward going to war is what kind of variable?

How are social theories and hypothesis related to one another?

Focus groups generally have more than 20 people in them.

A researcher wants to explore the connection between college campus drinking and sexual assault nation-wide. The most effective method of measurement would be:

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The variable that is predicted to change as a result of the independent variable.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ How valid or truthful the findings of the study are.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A form of field research that includes a descriptive analysis of a group or organization.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Participants of an experiment that are not exposed to the independent variable.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A type of variable in which the difference between any two adjacent values is the same.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Groups that ensure that the benefits of a research project outweigh any potential harm to research participants.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A series of related questions.

In preparing for a survey of country club members, Donella asked the manager of the club for a list of members. This list refers to:

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A form of qualitative study in which researchers directly observe people's behavior.

At what step in the research process does the researcher employ library and other resources and conduct a literature review?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Experiments that take place in people's everyday environments.

At what step in the research process does the researcher actually go out and collect data?

Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology

The Social Psychology of Stratification

Self and Identity

Socialization Over the Life Course

The Social Psychology of Deviance

Mental Health and Illness

Attitudes, Values, and Behaviors

The Sociology of Sentiment and Emotion

Collective Behavior

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Exam 3: Studying People

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Translating a concept into something that can be measured.

Research conducted by interviews, participant observations and ethnographies is referred to as what kind of research?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A measure of the dependent variable after exposure to the independent variable in an experiment.

Samantha started a research project predicting that men would be more supportive of using military forces to go to war than women. In this case, attitudes toward going to war is what kind of variable?

How are social theories and hypothesis related to one another?

Focus groups generally have more than 20 people in them.

A researcher wants to explore the connection between college campus drinking and sexual assault nation-wide. The most effective method of measurement would be:

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The variable that is predicted to change as a result of the independent variable.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ How valid or truthful the findings of the study are.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A form of field research that includes a descriptive analysis of a group or organization.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Participants of an experiment that are not exposed to the independent variable.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A type of variable in which the difference between any two adjacent values is the same.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Groups that ensure that the benefits of a research project outweigh any potential harm to research participants.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A series of related questions.

In preparing for a survey of country club members, Donella asked the manager of the club for a list of members. This list refers to:

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A form of qualitative study in which researchers directly observe people's behavior.

At what step in the research process does the researcher employ library and other resources and conduct a literature review?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Experiments that take place in people's everyday environments.

At what step in the research process does the researcher actually go out and collect data?

Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology

The Social Psychology of Stratification

Self and Identity

Socialization Over the Life Course

The Social Psychology of Deviance

Mental Health and Illness

Attitudes, Values, and Behaviors

The Sociology of Sentiment and Emotion

Collective Behavior

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