Question 1

What is the relationship between theory and study design?

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The answer of What is the relationship between theory and...

Question 2

Lynd and Lynd's research of "Middletown" is an example of a cross-sectional case study.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A research design that involves a detailed story or description of the people studied is known as ____________.

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A)  Causal 
B)  Nomothetic 
C)  Idiographic 
D)  Quantitative 
A)  Causal 
B)  Nomothetic 
C)  Idiographic 
D)  Quantitative

Question 4

What are the distinguishing characteristics of trend, panel, and cohort studies? Provide an example of each.

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Question 5

What type of research involves the researcher or research team working with the people who are the focus of the study to design and implement the research?

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A)  Participatory Action Research 
B)  Qualitative Research 
C)  Cross-sectional research 
D)  Longitudinal research 
A)  Participatory Action Research 
B)  Qualitative Research 
C)  Cross-sectional research 
D)  Longitudinal research

Question 6

Lynd and Lynd did a longitudinal case study of "Middletown" and found that

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A)  Post-Vietnam War the community was less cohesive. 
B)  The community did not change in terms of culture and attitudes between 1924-5 and 1935 
C)  The community grew more conservative over the period it was studied and restudied. 
D)  Little had changed in the attitudes and culture during the duration of the study. 
A)  Post-Vietnam War the community was less cohesive. 
B)  The community did not change in terms of culture and attitudes between 1924-5 and 1935 
C)  The community grew more conservative over the period it was studied and restudied. 
D)  Little had changed in the attitudes and culture during the duration of the study.

Question 7

Case studies can be distinguished from other research designs based on all of the following except?

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A)  The idiographic goal of the study 
B)  Rich description of features of the case 
C)  Focus on a case that is unique to time or place 
D)  Utilizing a qualitative approach 
A)  The idiographic goal of the study 
B)  Rich description of features of the case 
C)  Focus on a case that is unique to time or place 
D)  Utilizing a qualitative approach

Question 8

Dr. Howe compares the number of DWI convictions before and after a law is passed increasing the penalty. What type of research design is he using?

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A)  Experiments 
B)  Quasi-experiments 
C)  Case study 
D)  Cross-sectional design 
A)  Experiments 
B)  Quasi-experiments 
C)  Case study 
D)  Cross-sectional design

Question 9

An approach to research that consists of observation, measurement, and the formulation, testing, and revising of hypotheses is known as

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A)  Scientific method 
B)  Quantitative analysis 
C)  Statistical analysis 
D)  Objectivity 
A)  Scientific method 
B)  Quantitative analysis 
C)  Statistical analysis 
D)  Objectivity

Question 10

A research design that rules out alternative explanations of findings by randomly assigning participants to one of two groups is known as ___________.

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

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of an extreme case?

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A)  Festinger and teams study of a doomsday/UFO case 
B)  The impact of COVID-19 
C)  None of these 
D)  Mead's study of Samoan youth 
A)  Festinger and teams study of a doomsday/UFO case 
B)  The impact of COVID-19 
C)  None of these 
D)  Mead's study of Samoan youth

Question 12

Explain the difference between a nomothetic and idiographic research approach. What can be learned from these two approaches? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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Question 13

Cross-section research designs allow for before-and-after comparisons

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a research design commonly used in social research?

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A)  Longitudinal 
B)  Experimental 
C)  Quantitative research 
D)  Cross-sectional 
A)  Longitudinal 
B)  Experimental 
C)  Quantitative research 
D)  Cross-sectional

Question 15

Most types of quantitative social research employs this type of research design:

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A)  Quasi-experimental 
B)  Longitudinal 
C)  Experimental 
D)  Cross-sectional 
A)  Quasi-experimental 
B)  Longitudinal 
C)  Experimental 
D)  Cross-sectional

Question 16

Who did the CUNY research team recruit to participate in their research methods seminar?

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A)  Formerly incarcerated women 
B)  Inmates of a women's prison 
C)  Graduate students 
D)  Correctional officers 
A)  Formerly incarcerated women 
B)  Inmates of a women's prison 
C)  Graduate students 
D)  Correctional officers

Question 17

What are some practical concerns when designing a study?

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Question 18

A research design whose logic and process does not involved the same manipulation and control of influences is known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Experiments 
B)  Quasi-experiments 
C)  Case study 
D)  Cross-sectional design 
A)  Experiments 
B)  Quasi-experiments 
C)  Case study 
D)  Cross-sectional design

Question 19

Nomothetic explanations provide a rich description of individuals or small groups, typically through qualitative methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not a type of longitudinal design?

Accepted Answer

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

What is the relationship between theory and study design?

Lynd and Lynd's research of "Middletown" is an example of a cross-sectional case study.

A research design that involves a detailed story or description of the people studied is known as ____________.

What are the distinguishing characteristics of trend, panel, and cohort studies? Provide an example of each.

What type of research involves the researcher or research team working with the people who are the focus of the study to design and implement the research?

Lynd and Lynd did a longitudinal case study of "Middletown" and found that

Case studies can be distinguished from other research designs based on all of the following except?

Dr. Howe compares the number of DWI convictions before and after a law is passed increasing the penalty. What type of research design is he using?

An approach to research that consists of observation, measurement, and the formulation, testing, and revising of hypotheses is known as

A research design that rules out alternative explanations of findings by randomly assigning participants to one of two groups is known as ___________.

Which of the following is the best example of an extreme case?

Explain the difference between a nomothetic and idiographic research approach. What can be learned from these two approaches? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Cross-section research designs allow for before-and-after comparisons

Which of the following is not a research design commonly used in social research?

Most types of quantitative social research employs this type of research design:

Who did the CUNY research team recruit to participate in their research methods seminar?

What are some practical concerns when designing a study?

A research design whose logic and process does not involved the same manipulation and control of influences is known as ______________.

Nomothetic explanations provide a rich description of individuals or small groups, typically through qualitative methods.

Which of the following is not a type of longitudinal design?

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

What is the relationship between theory and study design?

Lynd and Lynd's research of "Middletown" is an example of a cross-sectional case study.

A research design that involves a detailed story or description of the people studied is known as ____________.

What are the distinguishing characteristics of trend, panel, and cohort studies? Provide an example of each.

What type of research involves the researcher or research team working with the people who are the focus of the study to design and implement the research?

Lynd and Lynd did a longitudinal case study of "Middletown" and found that

Case studies can be distinguished from other research designs based on all of the following except?

Dr. Howe compares the number of DWI convictions before and after a law is passed increasing the penalty. What type of research design is he using?

An approach to research that consists of observation, measurement, and the formulation, testing, and revising of hypotheses is known as

A research design that rules out alternative explanations of findings by randomly assigning participants to one of two groups is known as ___________.

Which of the following is the best example of an extreme case?

Explain the difference between a nomothetic and idiographic research approach. What can be learned from these two approaches? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Cross-section research designs allow for before-and-after comparisons

Which of the following is not a research design commonly used in social research?

Most types of quantitative social research employs this type of research design:

Who did the CUNY research team recruit to participate in their research methods seminar?

What are some practical concerns when designing a study?

A research design whose logic and process does not involved the same manipulation and control of influences is known as ______________.

Nomothetic explanations provide a rich description of individuals or small groups, typically through qualitative methods.

Which of the following is not a type of longitudinal design?

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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