Question 1

Sociological research consists of going to the library (or online library sources) and looking up articles and books

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Analyzing your data

Accepted Answer

A)  Is done only in quantitative research, because qualitative research has no data 
B)  Is part of operationalization 
C)  Is done before developing your hypotheses 
D)  Involves different techniques, depending on the research design 
A)  Is done only in quantitative research, because qualitative research has no data 
B)  Is part of operationalization 
C)  Is done before developing your hypotheses 
D)  Involves different techniques, depending on the research design

Question 3

Rosenthal and Jacobsen studied whether teachers' expectations would influence students' performance by telling elementary school teachers that randomly chosen students had extremely high IQs. The students who had been randomly chosen did indeed do better than those who had not. Considering the students who were NOT randomly identified with "high IQs", and who did NOT do as well in the class, a problem with Rosenthal and Jacobsen's research is

Accepted Answer

A)  Overstating results 
B)  Value neutrality 
C)  Confounding correlation with causation 
D)  Causing potential harm to research subjects 
A)  Overstating results 
B)  Value neutrality 
C)  Confounding correlation with causation 
D)  Causing potential harm to research subjects

Question 4

A researcher investigating race and the likelihood of getting a loan sends black, white, and interracial couples, who are part of the research team, to banks to apply for loans. The couples have the same (fake) data on their applications. This project

Accepted Answer

A)  is an example of content analysis 
B)  is a lab experiment 
C)  is a field experiment 
D)  can't be an experiment, since there are two variables (race and loan success) 
A)  is an example of content analysis 
B)  is a lab experiment 
C)  is a field experiment 
D)  can't be an experiment, since there are two variables (race and loan success)

Question 5

Prof. Goldstein operationalizes attitude toward government spending on the environment with a five-point __________, ranging from "way too little" to "way too much."

Accepted Answer

scale or L

Sociological research consists of going to the library (or online library sources) and looking up articles and books

Analyzing your data

A researcher investigating race and the likelihood of getting a loan sends black, white, and interracial couples, who are part of the research team, to banks to apply for loans. The couples have the same (fake) data on their applications. This project

Prof. Goldstein operationalizes attitude toward government spending on the environment with a five-point __________, ranging from "way too little" to "way too much."

What Is Sociology

Culture and Society

Society: Interactions, Groups, and Organizations

Socialization

Deviance and Crime

Stratification and Social Class

Race and Ethnicity

Sex and Gender

The Sociological Body: Age, Health, and Sexuality

The Family

Economy and Work

Politics and Media

Education, Religion, and Science

Sociology of Environments: the Natural, Physical, and Human Worlds

Filters

Exam 4: How Do We Know What We Know the Methods of the Sociologist

Sociological research consists of going to the library (or online library sources) and looking up articles and books

Analyzing your data

A researcher investigating race and the likelihood of getting a loan sends black, white, and interracial couples, who are part of the research team, to banks to apply for loans. The couples have the same (fake) data on their applications. This project

Prof. Goldstein operationalizes attitude toward government spending on the environment with a five-point __________, ranging from "way too little" to "way too much."

What Is Sociology

Culture and Society

Society: Interactions, Groups, and Organizations

Socialization

Deviance and Crime

Stratification and Social Class

Race and Ethnicity

Sex and Gender

The Sociological Body: Age, Health, and Sexuality

The Family

Economy and Work

Politics and Media

Education, Religion, and Science

Sociology of Environments: the Natural, Physical, and Human Worlds

Filters