Exam 1: Introduction

When the attributes for a variable are such that one,and only one,is applicable at a time,the attributes are said to be ____.​

Social research is ____,meaning it is interested in cause and effect relationships.​

The theoretical nature of social sciences is related to developing,exploring,or testing the ideas that social researchers have about how the world operates.

When all possible answerable responses are included as possible attributes for a variable,the list of attributes is said to be ____.​

​ Figure TB 1-2 -What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?​

The "entity" being studied in research,whether a neuron,a person,a class,or a town,is best referred to as a(n)____.​

​The systematic effort to move research from initial discovery to practice is referred to as ____.

​The degree to which conclusions reached about relationships in an experiment are reasonable is referred to as construct validity.

In ____,individuals with expertise in the field critique a paper that has been submitted for publication.​

​Maris wants to document the coping methods of family caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer's disease as the dementia progresses.She is conducting ____ research.

Evolutionary epistemology is a branch of philosophy that proposes that ideas evolve through the process of natural selection.​

Warren is reviewing the approaches that have been taken to the diagnosis and treatment of childhood schizophrenia over the past century.He notices that some ideas receive initial research support and become popular,generate additional research and,when not supported,seem to largely die off while others continue to be supported and become dominant in the field.This best illustrates ____.​

The abstract idea or theory of what the outcome is in a cause-effect relationship you are investigating is referred to as the _______________.​

Valerie's state passed a law mandating a free public pre-kindergarten education for three- and four-year-old children,although school enrollment is not mandatory until age five,with kindergarten.She is tracking the school-readiness and reading-readiness scores of all children starting kindergarten to see how the children who are enrolled in the pre-K program do in comparison to those of similar background who do not attend.Valerie is conducting ____.​

​The act of translating a construct into its manifestation is called ____.

Research is empirical in nature,meaning that it ____.​

A(n)_______________ uses statistical methods to combine the results of similar studies quantitatively in order to allow general conclusions to be made.​

Social research is ____,meaning it is based on observations and measurements of reality.​

Figure TB 1-3​ -What type of relationship is shown in the accompanying figure?​

The ____ is a specific statement of prediction that usually states what is expected to happen in a study.​