Question 1

Which of the following nonreactive measures is an example of observation?

Accepted Answer

A) Examining children's toys at a daycare to determine which ones are most popular as indicated by their wear and tear 
B) Examining garbage bins in a neighbourhood to determine nutritional habits 
C) Examining marriage records in an archive in order to compare marriage patterns among different communities over time 
D) An examination of high school yearbooks to compare the high school activities of those who had psychological problems in later life versus those who did not 
E) Counting and comparing the number of men and women who come to a complete stop at a stop sign to determine driving habits by gender 
A) Examining children's toys at a daycare to determine which ones are most popular as indicated by their wear and tear 
B) Examining garbage bins in a neighbourhood to determine nutritional habits 
C) Examining marriage records in an archive in order to compare marriage patterns among different communities over time 
D) An examination of high school yearbooks to compare the high school activities of those who had psychological problems in later life versus those who did not 
E) Counting and comparing the number of men and women who come to a complete stop at a stop sign to determine driving habits by gender

Question 2

Which of the following features best describes why secondary data analysis is increasingly used by researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) It permits the researcher to closely observe people in routine,everyday interactions. 
B) It allows the researcher to ask participants questions that are specifically related to the research topic. 
C) The researcher knows the data very well because he or she has designed the survey questions and then collected the data. 
D) It is relatively inexpensive. 
E) Secondary data allows the researcher to manipulate the information so that it can more accurately be applied to his or her study. 
A) It permits the researcher to closely observe people in routine,everyday interactions. 
B) It allows the researcher to ask participants questions that are specifically related to the research topic. 
C) The researcher knows the data very well because he or she has designed the survey questions and then collected the data. 
D) It is relatively inexpensive. 
E) Secondary data allows the researcher to manipulate the information so that it can more accurately be applied to his or her study.

Question 3

Define the following:
-text

Accepted Answer

A general name for symbolic me

Question 4

Define the following:
-content

Accepted Answer

Refers to words,mean

Question 5

The most notable general source of statistical information for Canada is the

Accepted Answer

A) Gallup poll. 
B) Demographic Yearbook. 
C) World Book Encyclopedia. 
D) Superintendent of Documents. 
E) Canada Year Book. 
A) Gallup poll. 
B) Demographic Yearbook. 
C) World Book Encyclopedia. 
D) Superintendent of Documents. 
E) Canada Year Book.

Question 6

Why are ethical concerns usually not a problem for nonreactive research? Nevertheless,what sorts of ethical issues should a nonreactive researcher be aware of?

Accepted Answer

●Ethical concerns are not at the forefro

Question 7

Define the following:
-frequency

Accepted Answer

Frequency is one of the four c

Question 8

What is quantitative content analysis and what is its specific limitation? What three types of research problems is content analysis usually used for?

Accepted Answer

●Content analysis is a technique for gat

Question 9

During the 1960s,which movement was led by dissatisfied social scientists wanting to measure the quality of social life so such information could influence public policy?

Accepted Answer

A) General social survey movement 
B) Well-being statistics movement 
C) Quality of life movement 
D) Census movement 
E) Social indicators movement 
A) General social survey movement 
B) Well-being statistics movement 
C) Quality of life movement 
D) Census movement 
E) Social indicators movement

Question 10

When must a researcher who uses several coders measure for and disclose intercoder reliability?

Accepted Answer

A) Always 
B) When the researcher's sample is heterogeneous and different coders are analyzing different sources of data 
C) When the researcher's sample is homogenious and different coders are analyzing the same or similar sources of data 
D) When interviewer effects are present 
E) The decision is up to the discretion of the researcher 
A) Always 
B) When the researcher's sample is heterogeneous and different coders are analyzing different sources of data 
C) When the researcher's sample is homogenious and different coders are analyzing the same or similar sources of data 
D) When interviewer effects are present 
E) The decision is up to the discretion of the researcher

Question 11

Define the following:
-coding frame

Accepted Answer

An exhaustive list o

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of text content that social researchers measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Direction 
B) Frequency 
C) Accuracy 
D) Space 
E) Intensity 
A) Direction 
B) Frequency 
C) Accuracy 
D) Space 
E) Intensity

Question 13

Professor Aaron Acorn counts the number of total people and the percentage who are Asian in a sample of 400 TV commercials shown during a one-month period on two Vancouver area stations.He wants to see whether the percentage of Asians in commercials equals,is greater than,or is less than the percentage of Asians in the area population.He is using

Accepted Answer

A) latent structure measurement. 
B) generic content coding. 
C) manifest content coding. 
D) corroborative coding. 
E) latent content coding. 
A) latent structure measurement. 
B) generic content coding. 
C) manifest content coding. 
D) corroborative coding. 
E) latent content coding.

Question 14

Professor Ernie Easter has a list of measures on the French influence in the Moncton,New Brunswick area.He asked you to identify the one that is NOT an unobtrusive measure.Which one is it?

Accepted Answer

A) The wear on novels in Moncton public libraries written in French 
B) Walking down a street in Moncton and noticing that most of the signs in stores in a neighbourhood are in French 
C) A list of votes supporting bills on bilingual education in the New Brunswick legislature with the area represented by each legislator noted on the list 
D) A box of 300 letters written by people living in Moncton to relatives living in French-speaking areas outside the province (e.g.,Quebec)between 1980 and 1985 
E) A survey using a three-page questionnaire partly written in French that was distributed to residents of a neighbourhood 
A) The wear on novels in Moncton public libraries written in French 
B) Walking down a street in Moncton and noticing that most of the signs in stores in a neighbourhood are in French 
C) A list of votes supporting bills on bilingual education in the New Brunswick legislature with the area represented by each legislator noted on the list 
D) A box of 300 letters written by people living in Moncton to relatives living in French-speaking areas outside the province (e.g.,Quebec)between 1980 and 1985 
E) A survey using a three-page questionnaire partly written in French that was distributed to residents of a neighbourhood

Question 15

Define the following:
-nonreactive

Accepted Answer

Measures in which th

Question 16

Distinguish between manifest and latent coding.Which one is more reliable? Which one is more valid? Explain.

Accepted Answer

●Manifest coding involves the visible,su

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an unobtrusive measure?

Accepted Answer

A) A telephone interview with voters asking them how they intend to vote 
B) A three-week laboratory experiment to see whether students who participate in an exercise program lose more weight than those who follow a special diet 
C) A mailed questionnaire to mayors asking whether their town has an evacuation plan in case of a nuclear power plant disaster 
D) Research on graffiti in a high-income neighbourhood 
E) None of the above 
A) A telephone interview with voters asking them how they intend to vote 
B) A three-week laboratory experiment to see whether students who participate in an exercise program lose more weight than those who follow a special diet 
C) A mailed questionnaire to mayors asking whether their town has an evacuation plan in case of a nuclear power plant disaster 
D) Research on graffiti in a high-income neighbourhood 
E) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following characteristics best describes a coding system that codes for the direction of text content?

Accepted Answer

A) Recording the size of a text message or the amount of space or volume that the text occupies 
B) Recording the strength or power of the content of a specific text 
C) Noting the content of a message in the content along some continuum 
D) Specifying a set of instructions to explain how to convert the symbolic content of text into quantitative data 
E) Counting whether or not something occurs in the text and,if so,how often that occurrence takes place 
A) Recording the size of a text message or the amount of space or volume that the text occupies 
B) Recording the strength or power of the content of a specific text 
C) Noting the content of a message in the content along some continuum 
D) Specifying a set of instructions to explain how to convert the symbolic content of text into quantitative data 
E) Counting whether or not something occurs in the text and,if so,how often that occurrence takes place

Question 19

Define the following:
-fallacy of misplaced concreteness

Accepted Answer

When a person uses too many di

Question 20

What can be observed in nonreactive research projects?

Accepted Answer

A) External appearances 
B) Intentions 
C) Time duration 
D) A and B 
E) A and C 
A) External appearances 
B) Intentions 
C) Time duration 
D) A and B 
E) A and C

Which of the following nonreactive measures is an example of observation?

Which of the following features best describes why secondary data analysis is increasingly used by researchers?

Define the following: -text

Define the following: -content

The most notable general source of statistical information for Canada is the

Why are ethical concerns usually not a problem for nonreactive research? Nevertheless,what sorts of ethical issues should a nonreactive researcher be aware of?

Define the following: -frequency

What is quantitative content analysis and what is its specific limitation? What three types of research problems is content analysis usually used for?

During the 1960s,which movement was led by dissatisfied social scientists wanting to measure the quality of social life so such information could influence public policy?

When must a researcher who uses several coders measure for and disclose intercoder reliability?

Define the following: -coding frame

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of text content that social researchers measure?

Professor Ernie Easter has a list of measures on the French influence in the Moncton,New Brunswick area.He asked you to identify the one that is NOT an unobtrusive measure.Which one is it?

Define the following: -nonreactive

Distinguish between manifest and latent coding.Which one is more reliable? Which one is more valid? Explain.

Which of the following is an example of an unobtrusive measure?

Which of the following characteristics best describes a coding system that codes for the direction of text content?

Define the following: -fallacy of misplaced concreteness

What can be observed in nonreactive research projects?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 10: Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Which of the following nonreactive measures is an example of observation?

Which of the following features best describes why secondary data analysis is increasingly used by researchers?

Define the following: -text

Define the following: -content

The most notable general source of statistical information for Canada is the

Why are ethical concerns usually not a problem for nonreactive research? Nevertheless,what sorts of ethical issues should a nonreactive researcher be aware of?

Define the following: -frequency

What is quantitative content analysis and what is its specific limitation? What three types of research problems is content analysis usually used for?

During the 1960s,which movement was led by dissatisfied social scientists wanting to measure the quality of social life so such information could influence public policy?

When must a researcher who uses several coders measure for and disclose intercoder reliability?

Define the following: -coding frame

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of text content that social researchers measure?

Professor Ernie Easter has a list of measures on the French influence in the Moncton,New Brunswick area.He asked you to identify the one that is NOT an unobtrusive measure.Which one is it?

Define the following: -nonreactive

Distinguish between manifest and latent coding.Which one is more reliable? Which one is more valid? Explain.

Which of the following is an example of an unobtrusive measure?

Which of the following characteristics best describes a coding system that codes for the direction of text content?

Define the following: -fallacy of misplaced concreteness

What can be observed in nonreactive research projects?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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