Exam 3: Studying People

Discuss the difference between social theory and personal theories about why friends and family do the things they do. First, review the basic components of a theory. Second, discuss how these components help in the development of research regarding social-psychological processes.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ Experiments in which the experiences and behaviors of participants are monitored in a controlled laboratory setting.

Humphries' research on the "tearoom trade" was considered controversial because__________.

Quantitative research includes __________.

Social psychologist B. F. Skinner developed __________, in which animals learned to press levers to obtain rewards, such as food pellets.

What is a literature review? What role does a literature review play in the development of a research project?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ Groups that ensure that the benefits of a research project outweigh any potential harm to research participants.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ The variable that is predicted to change as a result of the independent variable.

Which of the following research methods is most likely to demonstrate causal relationships between variables?

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

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow. 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 their reasons for attempting suicide and the personal and social conditions that led to their decisions to attempt the act. In a second project, she examines another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. She found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who think about committing suicide never make any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, are more likely to report the desire to commit suicide. -Which method was employed in the first project? The second?

Age is what kind of variable?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ Variables for which response categories are ordered but the distances between adjacent categories are not necessarily equal.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ A series of related questions designed to measure an underlying concept such as mastery.

At which step in the research process does the researcher conduct a literature review, using the library and other resources?

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow. 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 their reasons for attempting suicide and the personal and social conditions that led to their decisions to attempt the act. In a second project, she examines another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. She found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who think about committing suicide never make any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, are more likely to report the desire to commit suicide. -Which of the projects would probably be more useful than the other for obtaining deeper insights into the processes associated with decisions to commit suicide? Which project is more representative of the experience of Americans with suicide decisions?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ The variable predicted to lead to a change in the dependent variable.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A Experiment I. Laboratory experiments Q. In-depth interviews B. Indices J. Natural or field experiments R. Experimental proup C. Operationalize K. Control eroup S. Ordinal variables D. Posttest L. Population T. Focus proups E. Field research M. Ethropraphy U. Corverience sarnple F. Participart observation N. Interval variables V. Reliability G. Independent variable O. Internal Review Boards W. Validity H. Dependent variable P. Hypotheses -____ A type of quantitative research procedure in which investigators control participants' exposure to an independent variable.

How are social theories and hypothesis related to one another?

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow. 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 their reasons for attempting suicide and the personal and social conditions that led to their decisions to attempt the act. In a second project, she examines another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. She found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who think about committing suicide never make any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, are more likely to report the desire to commit suicide. -Overall, the research described in the vignette best exemplifies which of the following research techniques?