Exam 2: Research Methods: Tools for Discovery

Specimen records are described as most useful:

Researchers observing relatively rare events would probably use event sampling over time sampling

The problems with national surveys include:

A study in which investigators follow the same people over a period of time (often years), observing them repeatedly is:

A form of research in which investigators study an individual person or group intensely is:

An quasi-experiment in which researchers measure the results of events that occur naturally in the real world is:

Define meta-analysis and explain its usefulness

Which of the following is not supported by research on cortisol in children?

Advantages of the cross-sectional design over the longitudinal design include:

An estimate of the magnitude of the difference between groups or the strength of the association between the factors is:

Research on the consequences of adoption without random assignment for children from Romanian orphanages is an example of:

Field experiments and natural experiments are both used in studying social development. Describe an example of each and indicate its strength and its limitation.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a cross-sequential design:

An observer's tendency to be influenced by knowledge about the research design or hypothesis is:

One limitation of structured interactions is:

The use of intensive observations and interviews to gather data about the beliefs, practices, and behaviors of individuals in a particular context or culture is:

The change in a person's behavior because he or she is being observed is:

Information that people provide about themselves either in a direct interview or in some written form, such as a questionnaire is best described as a:

List 3 advantages of survey approaches to studying social behavior

Qualitative studies: