Question 1

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." A testable hypothesis is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools have effects on students' attitudes. 
B)  Students' attitudes affect whether or not a school has a pregnancy-prevention clinic. 
C)  There are schools where students lack pregnancy-prevention clinics. 
D)  None of these hypotheses (a, b, c) is testable as stated. 
A)  Schools have effects on students' attitudes. 
B)  Students' attitudes affect whether or not a school has a pregnancy-prevention clinic. 
C)  There are schools where students lack pregnancy-prevention clinics. 
D)  None of these hypotheses (a, b, c) is testable as stated. D

Question 2

In social science, perfect relationships almost never are observed because

Accepted Answer

A)  nearly every variable in the social world is influenced by many other variables. 
B)  measurements are often imprecise and contain errors. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  nearly every variable in the social world is influenced by many other variables. 
B)  measurements are often imprecise and contain errors. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b C

Question 3

It is important to know the types of measures used in a study because the type of measures

Accepted Answer

A)  determines the statistical procedures that can be undertaken. 
B)  determines whether an ethics committee must evaluate the research proposal. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  determines the statistical procedures that can be undertaken. 
B)  determines whether an ethics committee must evaluate the research proposal. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b A

Question 4

A "control" variable is used to

Accepted Answer

A)  test the relationship between two variables of interest. 
B)  reduce the likelihood of misinterpreting a spurious relationship as if it were causal. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  test the relationship between two variables of interest. 
B)  reduce the likelihood of misinterpreting a spurious relationship as if it were causal. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 5

According to the textbook, why can we reject a hypothesis but never "prove" a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A hypothesis about causation projects into the future so there is no way to verify it conclusively. 
B)  Relationships among social variables are imperfect, so it is possible to contradict a hypothesis. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  A hypothesis about causation projects into the future so there is no way to verify it conclusively. 
B)  Relationships among social variables are imperfect, so it is possible to contradict a hypothesis. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 6

An IRB (or research ethics committee, or research ethics board) examines research proposals to look for

Accepted Answer

A)  problems with stated hypothesis(es). 
B)  adequate sample size and use of appropriate measurement of variables. 
C)  potentially harmful impacts on subjects. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) 
A)  problems with stated hypothesis(es). 
B)  adequate sample size and use of appropriate measurement of variables. 
C)  potentially harmful impacts on subjects. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c)

Question 7

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The independent variable is:

Accepted Answer

A)  pregnancy-prevention clinics in schools 
B)  students' attitudes toward contraception 
C)  effect of school on students 
D)  not enough information provided to determine the independent variable 
A)  pregnancy-prevention clinics in schools 
B)  students' attitudes toward contraception 
C)  effect of school on students 
D)  not enough information provided to determine the independent variable

Question 8

Confidentiality in social research means that the researcher

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot link data to specific individuals. 
B)  knows respondents' identities but does not reveal in any way that can be linked to individual respondents. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  cannot link data to specific individuals. 
B)  knows respondents' identities but does not reveal in any way that can be linked to individual respondents. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 9

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The dependent variable is:

Accepted Answer

A)  pregnancy-prevention clinics in schools 
B)  students' attitudes toward contraception 
C)  effect of school on students 
D)  not enough information provided to determine the dependent variable 
A)  pregnancy-prevention clinics in schools 
B)  students' attitudes toward contraception 
C)  effect of school on students 
D)  not enough information provided to determine the dependent variable

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." A testable hypothesis is:

In social science, perfect relationships almost never are observed because

It is important to know the types of measures used in a study because the type of measures

A "control" variable is used to

According to the textbook, why can we reject a hypothesis but never "prove" a hypothesis?

An IRB (or research ethics committee, or research ethics board) examines research proposals to look for

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The independent variable is:

Confidentiality in social research means that the researcher

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The dependent variable is:

Introducing Social Research

Ethics and Social Science Research

Variables and Their Measurement

Designing Social Experiments

Ethnography and Observation

Indirect Methods

Surveys

Population, Samples, and Sampling

Data Preparation and Basic Analysis

Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating

Preparing the Report

Applying Principles of Science Learning to Everyday Learning

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Exam 3: Scientific Method and Basic Concepts

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." A testable hypothesis is:

In social science, perfect relationships almost never are observed because

It is important to know the types of measures used in a study because the type of measures

A "control" variable is used to

According to the textbook, why can we reject a hypothesis but never "prove" a hypothesis?

An IRB (or research ethics committee, or research ethics board) examines research proposals to look for

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The independent variable is:

Confidentiality in social research means that the researcher

"Effect of school pregnancy-prevention clinics on students' attitudes toward contraception." The dependent variable is:

Introducing Social Research

Ethics and Social Science Research

Variables and Their Measurement

Designing Social Experiments

Ethnography and Observation

Indirect Methods

Surveys

Population, Samples, and Sampling

Data Preparation and Basic Analysis

Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating

Preparing the Report

Applying Principles of Science Learning to Everyday Learning

Filters