Question 1

A ______________ design involves a detailed analysis of a single or a small number of examples.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-sectional 
B)  Case study 
C)  Longitudinal 
D)  Cohort 
A)  Cross-sectional 
B)  Case study 
C)  Longitudinal 
D)  Cohort

Question 2

Which of the following study designs is not appropriate for an idiographic approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case study 
B)  Longitudinal 
C)  Cross-sectional 
D)  Experimental 
A)  Case study 
B)  Longitudinal 
C)  Cross-sectional 
D)  Experimental

Question 3

An example of a quasi-experiment would be comparing data on gun deaths before and after a gun control law was passed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a strength of field experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allow social processes to unfold in natural situations. 
B)  Researchers can control the independent variable in a simulated environment. 
C)  Researchers do not have to worry about ethical issues in a field experiment. 
D)  None of these 
A)  They allow social processes to unfold in natural situations. 
B)  Researchers can control the independent variable in a simulated environment. 
C)  Researchers do not have to worry about ethical issues in a field experiment. 
D)  None of these

Question 5

You want to understand more about the Black Lives Matter movement and decide to use a case study approach. Describe how you would design a research study with this approach.

Accepted Answer

To design a research study using a case

Question 6

Describe the three types of case studies outlined by Yin (2018.) Provide an example of each from the research described in the chapter.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following is a question a researcher would ask to begin to shape their research design?

Accepted Answer

A)  What have other researchers done? 
B)  All of these 
C)  How many times do you need to observe the phenomenon of interest? 
D)  How many people or instances do you need to observe? 
A)  What have other researchers done? 
B)  All of these 
C)  How many times do you need to observe the phenomenon of interest? 
D)  How many people or instances do you need to observe?

Question 8

The independent variable in Pager's experimental research was

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal record 
B)  Physical appearance 
C)  Job history 
D)  Education 
A)  Criminal record 
B)  Physical appearance 
C)  Job history 
D)  Education

Question 9

Attrition is when a respondent's behaviour is impacted by their continued participate in a longitudinal study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying people from the same population on at least two occasions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Panel study 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cohort study 
D)  All of these 
A)  Panel study 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cohort study 
D)  All of these

Question 11

Though the CUNY team had a goal of co-facilitating all aspects of the research process, which of the following made that difficult?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of these 
B)  Researchers could not access locked cabinets to store data 
C)  Recording devices were not allowed 
D)  There was a fear of retaliation 
A)  All of these 
B)  Researchers could not access locked cabinets to store data 
C)  Recording devices were not allowed 
D)  There was a fear of retaliation

Question 12

Bor's analysis of the 2016 presidential election utilized which type of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  State-level voting data and life-expectancy data 
B)  Life-expectancy data and funding amounts for public health 
C)  Funding for public health and county-level voting data 
D)  County-level voting data and data on life expectancy 
A)  State-level voting data and life-expectancy data 
B)  Life-expectancy data and funding amounts for public health 
C)  Funding for public health and county-level voting data 
D)  County-level voting data and data on life expectancy

Question 13

Knowles and Tropp (2018) found in their case study work that regardless of their economic situation, white people reported feeling threatened by racial diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the challenges of the experimental design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experiments are incompatible with online research. 
B)  Many independent variables of interest are incompatible with an experimental design. 
C)  Ethical issues can arise with experimental designs 
D)  The complexity of social life cannot be easily simulated in experimental designs. 
A)  Experiments are incompatible with online research. 
B)  Many independent variables of interest are incompatible with an experimental design. 
C)  Ethical issues can arise with experimental designs 
D)  The complexity of social life cannot be easily simulated in experimental designs.

Question 15

Knowles and Tropp found that whites who had less support for Trump ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Experienced economic struggle. 
B)  Had a lower sense of threat from diversity 
C)  Viewed racial and ethnic diversity as a threat 
D)  Had a higher education level 
A)  Experienced economic struggle. 
B)  Had a lower sense of threat from diversity 
C)  Viewed racial and ethnic diversity as a threat 
D)  Had a higher education level

Question 16

It is possible to establish a causal relationship using cross-sectional designs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Nomothetic explanations are often causal explanations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not the main finding of Rivera and Tilcsik's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social class impacted the likelihood of an applicate being invited for a job interview. 
B)  Gender had a causal impact on the social class of an applicant. 
C)  None of these 
D)  There was a causal relationship between gender and the likelihood of being invited for an interview. 
A)  Social class impacted the likelihood of an applicate being invited for a job interview. 
B)  Gender had a causal impact on the social class of an applicant. 
C)  None of these 
D)  There was a causal relationship between gender and the likelihood of being invited for an interview.

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the findings of Pager's experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans were less than half as likely to receive consideration by employers. 
B)  Black nonoffenders experienced more employment discrimination than whites with prior convictions. 
C)  Whites and blacks experienced equal amounts of employment discrimination when they had a criminal record. 
D)  All of these 
A)  African Americans were less than half as likely to receive consideration by employers. 
B)  Black nonoffenders experienced more employment discrimination than whites with prior convictions. 
C)  Whites and blacks experienced equal amounts of employment discrimination when they had a criminal record. 
D)  All of these

Question 20

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying the same people on at least two occasions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Panel study 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cohort study 
D)  None of these 
A)  Panel study 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cohort study 
D)  None of these

A ______________ design involves a detailed analysis of a single or a small number of examples.

Which of the following study designs is not appropriate for an idiographic approach?

An example of a quasi-experiment would be comparing data on gun deaths before and after a gun control law was passed.

Which of the following is a strength of field experiments?

You want to understand more about the Black Lives Matter movement and decide to use a case study approach. Describe how you would design a research study with this approach.

Describe the three types of case studies outlined by Yin (2018.) Provide an example of each from the research described in the chapter.

Which of the following is a question a researcher would ask to begin to shape their research design?

The independent variable in Pager's experimental research was

Attrition is when a respondent's behaviour is impacted by their continued participate in a longitudinal study.

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying people from the same population on at least two occasions?

Though the CUNY team had a goal of co-facilitating all aspects of the research process, which of the following made that difficult?

Bor's analysis of the 2016 presidential election utilized which type of data?

Knowles and Tropp (2018) found in their case study work that regardless of their economic situation, white people reported feeling threatened by racial diversity.

Which of the following is not one of the challenges of the experimental design?

Knowles and Tropp found that whites who had less support for Trump ________.

It is possible to establish a causal relationship using cross-sectional designs.

Nomothetic explanations are often causal explanations.

Which of the following is not the main finding of Rivera and Tilcsik's study?

Which of the following is not one of the findings of Pager's experimental research?

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying the same people on at least two occasions?

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What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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Exam 7: Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

A ______________ design involves a detailed analysis of a single or a small number of examples.

Which of the following study designs is not appropriate for an idiographic approach?

An example of a quasi-experiment would be comparing data on gun deaths before and after a gun control law was passed.

Which of the following is a strength of field experiments?

You want to understand more about the Black Lives Matter movement and decide to use a case study approach. Describe how you would design a research study with this approach.

Describe the three types of case studies outlined by Yin (2018.) Provide an example of each from the research described in the chapter.

Which of the following is a question a researcher would ask to begin to shape their research design?

The independent variable in Pager's experimental research was

Attrition is when a respondent's behaviour is impacted by their continued participate in a longitudinal study.

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying people from the same population on at least two occasions?

Though the CUNY team had a goal of co-facilitating all aspects of the research process, which of the following made that difficult?

Bor's analysis of the 2016 presidential election utilized which type of data?

Knowles and Tropp (2018) found in their case study work that regardless of their economic situation, white people reported feeling threatened by racial diversity.

Which of the following is not one of the challenges of the experimental design?

Knowles and Tropp found that whites who had less support for Trump ________.

It is possible to establish a causal relationship using cross-sectional designs.

Nomothetic explanations are often causal explanations.

Which of the following is not the main finding of Rivera and Tilcsik's study?

Which of the following is not one of the findings of Pager's experimental research?

Which type of longitudinal design involves studying the same people on at least two occasions?

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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