Exam 3: Doing Sociological Research

All sociological research follows the model of hypothesis testing.

Which of the following is the most commonly used method in sociological research?

Which of the following statements about hypothesis testing is true?

When one person collects data and a second person uses their data, the second person is using primary data.

A study of how women are depicted in advertisements is an example of what method?

The ability to apply the findings from one study to a broader population is called .

What are the components of research design, and what are the factors that influence how a study is designed? Give an example of a research problem and what a research design to study that problem might consist of.

If Jeff wants to understand a person's income and employment status he will use _.

In the example of the United Nations' human development index, life expectancy and educational attainment are used as _____ for level of well-being, which is a(n) _.

All sociological research methods are equally able to establish cause and effect.

If every time a test is given the results are dramatically different, this is an indication that the test is not reliable.

During which step of the research process do sociologists make their research discoveries?

It is possible for a variable to be reliable but not valid at the same time.

What is the term for an abstract characteristic that cannot be directly observed, but that can potentially be measured?

Which of the following is not a step in the scientific research process?

Explain the Hawthorne Effect: what it is, where it originated, and give a brief example that illustrates it.

Covert participant observation requires a focus on small groups.

If respondents do not answer a survey honestly, the researcher has a problem with .

Which of these is an example of secondary data?

What is a random sample, and why is it used in sociological research?