Exam 4: Conceptualization and Measurement

A survey question that offers pre-formatted response choices is an example of which question type?

An index has ______ when component items are closely related.

Responses to open-ended questions are easy to answer, to process with computers, and analyze with statistics.

What kind of validity is achieved by establishing that a measure is related to a variety of other measures as specified in a theory?

______ is a prerequisite for measurement ______.

______ is the process of linking abstract concepts to empirical indicators.

Which of the following is true regarding closed-ended questions?

Content validity establishes that the measure covers none or little of the concept's meaning.

The available resources and opportunities rarely determine the choice of a particular measurement method.

Brent Simpson combined answers to three questions from a national survey to operationalize the concept of general trust.

When measures about individuals are used to make assertations about groups, the research may be engaging in ______.

Fixed choice question response choices must be mutually exclusive and ______.

A question's response choices are ______ when every case can be classified as having only one attribute or value.

In most sociological and psychological studies, the units of analysis are individuals.

When a variable's attributes are mutually exclusive and exhaustive, every case corresponds to different attributes.

A reliable measure is a valid measure.

Ashley is taking a survey and doesn't find a response choice that matches her answer. In this scenario, what is Ashley likely to do?

______ involves connecting concepts to methods of measurement.

Compare and contrast ecological and reductionist fallacies. Explain why it is important for researchers to avoid these ways of thinking when conducting research.

What is the procedure for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable?