Question 1

Only official government documents should be used in historical analyses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Unobtrusive measures reduce the impact of the researcher on the phenomena being studied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to Berg,which of the following statements is FALSE regarding negative case testing?

Accepted Answer

A) It can be used as a technique for qualitative hypothesis testing. 
B) It begins with an examination of the data to find a general hypothesis. 
C) It requires you to search your data to find all the cases that contradict your initial hypothesis. 
D) It requires you to reexamine all the cases that led you to form the initial hypothesis. 
E) All of these choices are TRUE. 
A) It can be used as a technique for qualitative hypothesis testing. 
B) It begins with an examination of the data to find a general hypothesis. 
C) It requires you to search your data to find all the cases that contradict your initial hypothesis. 
D) It requires you to reexamine all the cases that led you to form the initial hypothesis. 
E) All of these choices are TRUE. D

Question 4

Which of the following are not illustrative of unobtrusive observations?

Accepted Answer

A) Examining the floor tiles at a museum to determine which exhibits are the most popular 
B) Examining the number of beer cans in the university garbage collections to determine beer consumption patterns 
C) Examining the wear on the tires of squad cars to determine the extent of police patrols 
D) Examining the radio dial settings of cars brought in for oil changes to determine the popularity of radio stations 
E) Examining domestic violence by conducting interviews 
A) Examining the floor tiles at a museum to determine which exhibits are the most popular 
B) Examining the number of beer cans in the university garbage collections to determine beer consumption patterns 
C) Examining the wear on the tires of squad cars to determine the extent of police patrols 
D) Examining the radio dial settings of cars brought in for oil changes to determine the popularity of radio stations 
E) Examining domestic violence by conducting interviews

Question 5

An example of unobtrusive data collection is(are):

Accepted Answer

A) an interview with college freshmen to determine why they selected a particular school. 
B) a laboratory experiment designed to learn whether people really prefer Pepsi or Coke. 
C) a mailed survey designed to discern students' attitudes toward a planned change in the school's calendar. 
D) a researcher who joins a fraternity to understand its rituals. 
E) examining the wear on the tires of squad cars to determine the extent of police patrols. 
A) an interview with college freshmen to determine why they selected a particular school. 
B) a laboratory experiment designed to learn whether people really prefer Pepsi or Coke. 
C) a mailed survey designed to discern students' attitudes toward a planned change in the school's calendar. 
D) a researcher who joins a fraternity to understand its rituals. 
E) examining the wear on the tires of squad cars to determine the extent of police patrols.

Question 6

Understanding the sometimes ambiguous relations between concepts linked together in secondary analysis is known as _.

Accepted Answer

A) content analysis 
B) comparative research 
C) existing statistics 
D) relational analysis 
E) historical research 
A) content analysis 
B) comparative research 
C) existing statistics 
D) relational analysis 
E) historical research

Question 7

As a mode of observation,content analysis is essentially a coding operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a study of two magazines,Marie found that the first magazine had 150 uses of male pronouns (he,him,etc),but only 75 uses of female pronouns (she,her,etc).The second magazine had 200 uses of male pronouns,and 205 uses of female ones.What can be concluded from her work?

Accepted Answer

A) Magazine 1 was twice as sexist as magazine 2. 
B) Magazine 2 was not sexist. 
C) Magazine 2 was half as sexist as magazine 1. 
D) Magazine 2 had 130 more female pronouns. 
E) Magazine 1 was sexist. 
A) Magazine 1 was twice as sexist as magazine 2. 
B) Magazine 2 was not sexist. 
C) Magazine 2 was half as sexist as magazine 1. 
D) Magazine 2 had 130 more female pronouns. 
E) Magazine 1 was sexist.

Question 9

A researcher using official government documents need not be concerned about the reliability of those records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A friend of yours is doing a term paper to compare the infant mortality rates in the United States,Japan,Bolivia,and Pakistan.You tell your friend that a good source to check is:

Accepted Answer

A) Common Cause. 
B) the Demographic Yearbook. 
C) the Statistical Abstract of the United States. 
D) the Gallup poll. 
E) the Almanac. 
A) Common Cause. 
B) the Demographic Yearbook. 
C) the Statistical Abstract of the United States. 
D) the Gallup poll. 
E) the Almanac.

Question 11

You are interested in doing a content analysis on the characteristics people seek in a partner by examining the personals section of three newspapers.Your unit of analysis is:

Accepted Answer

A) the three newspapers. 
B) the characteristics desired in a partner. 
C) the individual ads. 
D) the personals section of the paper. 
E) the person who wrote the ad. 
A) the three newspapers. 
B) the characteristics desired in a partner. 
C) the individual ads. 
D) the personals section of the paper. 
E) the person who wrote the ad.

Question 12

In which of the following analyses is content analysis LEAST likely to be useful?

Accepted Answer

A) Themes in newspaper editorials 
B) The wording of this exam 
C) Topics covered in class lectures 
D) The theme of love as discussed in song 
E) Dating patterns among high school seniors 
A) Themes in newspaper editorials 
B) The wording of this exam 
C) Topics covered in class lectures 
D) The theme of love as discussed in song 
E) Dating patterns among high school seniors

Question 13

An ideal type is a conceptual model composed of the essential characteristics of social phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In content analysis,the units of observation must be the same as the unit of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After examining the FBI Crime Reports for a 30-year period,Professor Hall claimed that the incidence of rape has increased.After examining the same reports,Professor Shine claimed that the reporting of rape,not the incidence of rape,has increased.This illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) the problem of reliability in using existing statistics. 
B) the problem of validity in using existing statistics. 
C) the need to replicate existing statistics. 
D) the ecological fallacy. 
E) pretesting. 
A) the problem of reliability in using existing statistics. 
B) the problem of validity in using existing statistics. 
C) the need to replicate existing statistics. 
D) the ecological fallacy. 
E) pretesting.

Question 16

Max Weber's concept of "verstehen" means that the researcher should fully understand the people he or she is studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Unobtrusive measures can reduce the problem(s)of"

Accepted Answer

A) the researcher's impact on the phenomenon being studied. 
B) invalid operationalization of concepts. 
C) unreliable measurements. 
D) corroboration. 
E) the ecological fallacy. 
A) the researcher's impact on the phenomenon being studied. 
B) invalid operationalization of concepts. 
C) unreliable measurements. 
D) corroboration. 
E) the ecological fallacy.

Question 18

In the case of historical research corroboration is analogous to replication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before you can understand the views and feelings of that person is similar to the sociological concept(s)of:

Accepted Answer

A) verstehen. 
B) historical/comparative analysis. 
C) ideal types. 
D) the ecological fallacy. 
E) content analysis. 
A) verstehen. 
B) historical/comparative analysis. 
C) ideal types. 
D) the ecological fallacy. 
E) content analysis.

Question 20

Thomas is concerned that in his content analysis he is misclassifying observations to support his emerging hypothesis.He turns to you for help.Which of the following suggestions would be POOR advice?

Accepted Answer

A) If there are a sufficient number of cases,select some at random from each category to avoid picking those that best support the hypothesis. 
B) Give at least three examples in support of every claim that you make about the data. 
C) Ask others who are not involved in your research to review your analytic interpretations to see if they agree. 
D) Realize that few social patterns are 100 percent consistent and so don't worry about reporting inconsistencies. 
E) All of these choices are good advice. 
A) If there are a sufficient number of cases,select some at random from each category to avoid picking those that best support the hypothesis. 
B) Give at least three examples in support of every claim that you make about the data. 
C) Ask others who are not involved in your research to review your analytic interpretations to see if they agree. 
D) Realize that few social patterns are 100 percent consistent and so don't worry about reporting inconsistencies. 
E) All of these choices are good advice.

Only official government documents should be used in historical analyses.

Unobtrusive measures reduce the impact of the researcher on the phenomena being studied.

According to Berg,which of the following statements is FALSE regarding negative case testing?

Which of the following are not illustrative of unobtrusive observations?

An example of unobtrusive data collection is(are):

Understanding the sometimes ambiguous relations between concepts linked together in secondary analysis is known as _.

As a mode of observation,content analysis is essentially a coding operation.

In a study of two magazines,Marie found that the first magazine had 150 uses of male pronouns (he,him,etc),but only 75 uses of female pronouns (she,her,etc).The second magazine had 200 uses of male pronouns,and 205 uses of female ones.What can be concluded from her work?

A researcher using official government documents need not be concerned about the reliability of those records.

A friend of yours is doing a term paper to compare the infant mortality rates in the United States,Japan,Bolivia,and Pakistan.You tell your friend that a good source to check is:

You are interested in doing a content analysis on the characteristics people seek in a partner by examining the personals section of three newspapers.Your unit of analysis is:

In which of the following analyses is content analysis LEAST likely to be useful?

An ideal type is a conceptual model composed of the essential characteristics of social phenomena.

In content analysis,the units of observation must be the same as the unit of analysis.

After examining the FBI Crime Reports for a 30-year period,Professor Hall claimed that the incidence of rape has increased.After examining the same reports,Professor Shine claimed that the reporting of rape,not the incidence of rape,has increased.This illustrates:

Max Weber's concept of "verstehen" means that the researcher should fully understand the people he or she is studying.

Unobtrusive measures can reduce the problem(s)of"

In the case of historical research corroboration is analogous to replication.

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before you can understand the views and feelings of that person is similar to the sociological concept(s)of:

Thomas is concerned that in his content analysis he is misclassifying observations to support his emerging hypothesis.He turns to you for help.Which of the following suggestions would be POOR advice?

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Exam 11: Unobtrusive Research

Only official government documents should be used in historical analyses.

Unobtrusive measures reduce the impact of the researcher on the phenomena being studied.

According to Berg,which of the following statements is FALSE regarding negative case testing?

Which of the following are not illustrative of unobtrusive observations?

An example of unobtrusive data collection is(are):

Understanding the sometimes ambiguous relations between concepts linked together in secondary analysis is known as _.

As a mode of observation,content analysis is essentially a coding operation.

In a study of two magazines,Marie found that the first magazine had 150 uses of male pronouns (he,him,etc),but only 75 uses of female pronouns (she,her,etc).The second magazine had 200 uses of male pronouns,and 205 uses of female ones.What can be concluded from her work?

A researcher using official government documents need not be concerned about the reliability of those records.

A friend of yours is doing a term paper to compare the infant mortality rates in the United States,Japan,Bolivia,and Pakistan.You tell your friend that a good source to check is:

You are interested in doing a content analysis on the characteristics people seek in a partner by examining the personals section of three newspapers.Your unit of analysis is:

In which of the following analyses is content analysis LEAST likely to be useful?

An ideal type is a conceptual model composed of the essential characteristics of social phenomena.

In content analysis,the units of observation must be the same as the unit of analysis.

After examining the FBI Crime Reports for a 30-year period,Professor Hall claimed that the incidence of rape has increased.After examining the same reports,Professor Shine claimed that the reporting of rape,not the incidence of rape,has increased.This illustrates:

Max Weber's concept of "verstehen" means that the researcher should fully understand the people he or she is studying.

Unobtrusive measures can reduce the problem(s)of"

In the case of historical research corroboration is analogous to replication.

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before you can understand the views and feelings of that person is similar to the sociological concept(s)of:

Thomas is concerned that in his content analysis he is misclassifying observations to support his emerging hypothesis.He turns to you for help.Which of the following suggestions would be POOR advice?

Human Inquiry and Science

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

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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