Question 1

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women."" The dependent variable is

Accepted Answer

A) race. 
B) sexual activity. 
C) adolescence. 
D) women. 
E) age. 
A) race. 
B) sexual activity. 
C) adolescence. 
D) women. 
E) age.

Question 2

Pregnant at age 15,Tammy decided to have her baby.Her parents were upset with her decision and threatened to "cut her off" if she did not complete high school.A difficult pregnancy and embarrassment resulted in Tammy's dropping out of school.After the baby was born her parents said that they would raise the baby but that she would have to leave the house.At age 16,Tammy was on her own and without any money or job market skills. She began to work as a prostitute.This explanation of Tammy's prostitution is

Accepted Answer

A) idiographic. 
B) nomothetic. 
C) probabilistic. 
D) quantitative. 
E) based on agreements. 
A) idiographic. 
B) nomothetic. 
C) probabilistic. 
D) quantitative. 
E) based on agreements.

Question 3

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Assume that Professor Rodgers from the previous question had studied only three people aged 65 or older.Suppose he concluded that the average level of happiness increased for people aged 65 and older.Rodgers would be committing

Accepted Answer

A) error of overgeneralization. 
B) error of inaccurate observation. 
C) error of illogical reasoning. 
D) error of selective observation. 
E) no error. 
A) error of overgeneralization. 
B) error of inaccurate observation. 
C) error of illogical reasoning. 
D) error of selective observation. 
E) no error.

Question 5

After examining divorce court records,Jenny concludes that mothers are more likely than fathers to obtain custody of their children.This type of statement is

Accepted Answer

A) nomothetic. 
B) idiographic. 
C) probabilistic. 
D) nomothetic and probabilistic. 
E) idiographic and probabilistic. 
A) nomothetic. 
B) idiographic. 
C) probabilistic. 
D) nomothetic and probabilistic. 
E) idiographic and probabilistic.

Question 6

Fred's biology teacher told him about the "birds and the bees." By relying on his biology teacher's explanation,Fred relies on as a way of knowing.

Accepted Answer

A) experience 
B) tradition 
C) authority 
D) the misuse of authority 
E) theory 
A) experience 
B) tradition 
C) authority 
D) the misuse of authority 
E) theory

Question 7

Methodology differs from epistemology in that methodology is

Accepted Answer

A) the science of knowing. 
B) the science of finding out. 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement. 
D) only found through tradition. 
E) the logical aspect of science. 
A) the science of knowing. 
B) the science of finding out. 
C) the discovery of reality through agreement. 
D) only found through tradition. 
E) the logical aspect of science.

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women."" The dependent variable is

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Assume that Professor Rodgers from the previous question had studied only three people aged 65 or older.Suppose he concluded that the average level of happiness increased for people aged 65 and older.Rodgers would be committing

After examining divorce court records,Jenny concludes that mothers are more likely than fathers to obtain custody of their children.This type of statement is

Fred's biology teacher told him about the "birds and the bees." By relying on his biology teacher's explanation,Fred relies on as a way of knowing.

Methodology differs from epistemology in that methodology is

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Exam 1: Human Inquiry and Science

Researchers analyzed the effects of race on sexual activity among adolescent women."" The dependent variable is

Every observation is quantitative at the outset.

Assume that Professor Rodgers from the previous question had studied only three people aged 65 or older.Suppose he concluded that the average level of happiness increased for people aged 65 and older.Rodgers would be committing

After examining divorce court records,Jenny concludes that mothers are more likely than fathers to obtain custody of their children.This type of statement is

Fred's biology teacher told him about the "birds and the bees." By relying on his biology teacher's explanation,Fred relies on as a way of knowing.

Methodology differs from epistemology in that methodology is

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters