Question 1

Deductive research involves deriving specific expectations from general theoretical premises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following exists when a measure measures what we think it measures?

Accepted Answer

A) causal validity 
B) generalizability 
C) measurement validity 
D) authenticity 
A) causal validity 
B) generalizability 
C) measurement validity 
D) authenticity C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a positive direction of association in a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) As an individual's level of education increases,prejudice decreases. 
B) The more sexual partners a person has,the more likely he or she is to be exposed to sexually transmitted diseases. 
C) As computer literacy increases,amount of social interaction declines. 
D) As household income decreases,percentage of income devoted to housing increases. 
A) As an individual's level of education increases,prejudice decreases. 
B) The more sexual partners a person has,the more likely he or she is to be exposed to sexually transmitted diseases. 
C) As computer literacy increases,amount of social interaction declines. 
D) As household income decreases,percentage of income devoted to housing increases. B

Question 4

Papers presented at professional conferences are subject to the same rigorous peer review as refereed journals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Scholarly journals that are made up of peer-reviewed articles that are critiqued before publication are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) refereed journals 
B) professional journals 
C) journals of social science 
D) respected journals 
A) refereed journals 
B) professional journals 
C) journals of social science 
D) respected journals

Question 6

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment was a replication of the Metro-Dade Spouse Assault Experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Authenticity is when the understanding of a social process is one that reflects fairly on various participants in that setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Another name for causal validity is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) external validity 
B) international validity 
C) sample validity 
D) internal validity 
A) external validity 
B) international validity 
C) sample validity 
D) internal validity

Question 9

Deductive theory begins with which element?

Accepted Answer

A) social theory 
B) hypothesis testing 
C) empirical generalization 
D) descriptive research 
A) social theory 
B) hypothesis testing 
C) empirical generalization 
D) descriptive research

Question 10

When an independent variable decreases,and the dependent variable also decreases,the direction of association is negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kai Erikson went to Buffalo Creek,West Virginia in 1972 following a highly destructive flood.Based on his interviews with residents and after spending considerable time in Buffalo Creek,Erikson theorized that the damage to the social ties in the community caused by natural disasters were just as destructive as the physical damage to the affected community.Erikson's study is a good example of what kind of research?

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive 
B) exploratory 
C) inductive 
D) deductive 
A) descriptive 
B) exploratory 
C) inductive 
D) deductive

Question 12

Define validity and authenticity as goals of social research.Explain why both are important for generating social science.

Accepted Answer

A.Causal validity--truthfulness of an as

Question 13

In order to write up an effective literature review,researchers should use reports that have been ______.

Accepted Answer

A) proved wrong 
B) found in newspapers and magazines 
C) screened for quality and critiqued by other social scientists 
D) all of these 
A) proved wrong 
B) found in newspapers and magazines 
C) screened for quality and critiqued by other social scientists 
D) all of these

Question 14

The primary focus of a search for social science literature should be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) relevant books 
B) government documents 
C) social science journals 
D) the Internet 
A) relevant books 
B) government documents 
C) social science journals 
D) the Internet

Question 15

The Latin phrase that the author believes best should guide a researcher's reliance on information gleaned from the Internet is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) nulle poene signe lege 
B) e pluribus unum 
C) carpe diem 
D) caveat emptor 
A) nulle poene signe lege 
B) e pluribus unum 
C) carpe diem 
D) caveat emptor

Question 16

The primary reason that articles published in social science journals are superior to information found on the Internet is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Social science journals are more recent. 
B) Articles in social science journals are subject to a review process. 
C) Social science reports are not available on the Internet. 
D) Articles in social science journals contain more accurate bibliographies. 
A) Social science journals are more recent. 
B) Articles in social science journals are subject to a review process. 
C) Social science reports are not available on the Internet. 
D) Articles in social science journals contain more accurate bibliographies.

Question 17

A researcher asks five questions of a sample of community residents to find out how much they fear crime and whether their level of fear was influenced by a recent well-publicized murder in the community.Explain what the three dimensions of validity would refer to in this study and why they are important.

Accepted Answer

Measurement validity--questions measure

Question 18

What is the difference between exploratory and explanatory research?

Accepted Answer

Exploratory--researchers begin by observ

Question 19

Descriptive research does not involve connecting theory and data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Empirical generalizations are patterns found in existing data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Deductive research involves deriving specific expectations from general theoretical premises.

Which of the following exists when a measure measures what we think it measures?

Which of the following is an example of a positive direction of association in a hypothesis?

Papers presented at professional conferences are subject to the same rigorous peer review as refereed journals.

Scholarly journals that are made up of peer-reviewed articles that are critiqued before publication are called ______.

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment was a replication of the Metro-Dade Spouse Assault Experiment.

Authenticity is when the understanding of a social process is one that reflects fairly on various participants in that setting.

Another name for causal validity is ______.

Deductive theory begins with which element?

When an independent variable decreases,and the dependent variable also decreases,the direction of association is negative.

Define validity and authenticity as goals of social research.Explain why both are important for generating social science.

In order to write up an effective literature review,researchers should use reports that have been ______.

The primary focus of a search for social science literature should be ______.

The Latin phrase that the author believes best should guide a researcher's reliance on information gleaned from the Internet is ______.

The primary reason that articles published in social science journals are superior to information found on the Internet is ______.

What is the difference between exploratory and explanatory research?

Descriptive research does not involve connecting theory and data.

Empirical generalizations are patterns found in existing data.

The Science, society, and Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 2: The Process and Problems of Social Research

Deductive research involves deriving specific expectations from general theoretical premises.

Which of the following exists when a measure measures what we think it measures?

Which of the following is an example of a positive direction of association in a hypothesis?

Papers presented at professional conferences are subject to the same rigorous peer review as refereed journals.

Scholarly journals that are made up of peer-reviewed articles that are critiqued before publication are called ______.

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment was a replication of the Metro-Dade Spouse Assault Experiment.

Authenticity is when the understanding of a social process is one that reflects fairly on various participants in that setting.

Another name for causal validity is ______.

Deductive theory begins with which element?

When an independent variable decreases,and the dependent variable also decreases,the direction of association is negative.

Define validity and authenticity as goals of social research.Explain why both are important for generating social science.

In order to write up an effective literature review,researchers should use reports that have been ______.

The primary focus of a search for social science literature should be ______.

The Latin phrase that the author believes best should guide a researcher's reliance on information gleaned from the Internet is ______.

The primary reason that articles published in social science journals are superior to information found on the Internet is ______.

What is the difference between exploratory and explanatory research?

Descriptive research does not involve connecting theory and data.

Empirical generalizations are patterns found in existing data.

The Science, society, and Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters