Exam 6: Observational Methods

Observing the honking patterns and hand gestures displayed by drivers to understand aggressive driving behaviors is an example of _____ observation.

The best method to test the hypothesis that male elephants are more socially dominant than female elephants would be a(n)_____.

The systematic analysis of existing documents is known as _____.

To determine if more building permits are issued in the northern part of a city than in its southern part,Chang examines the number of building permits issued in both parts of the city over the last five years.Which of the following archival research approaches is being used by Chang?

Daniela and Alicia are conducting a systematic observation study on children's aggressive behavior in the playground.Daniela concludes that boys display more aggressive behaviors than do girls,whereas Alicia concludes the opposite.Which methodological issue would be of most concern in this study?

_____ observation is sometimes called field work or simply field observation.

A disadvantage of naturalistic observation is that it cannot be used to:

In a cross-cultural study on the topic of mortality,Vladimir examined anthropologists' descriptions of different cultural beliefs regarding life after death.Which archival approach has he most likely employed?

A good naturalistic observation will support the analysis by using:

A researcher wants to understand if people's age and their religious affiliations are related to political conservatism.To do so,he analyzes data available from the Inter University Consortium for Political and Social Research.In this case,which type of research approach is employed by the researcher?

Nailah and Salama examined award-winning films of the past 20 years to determine if their stories had a common theme.What type of archival research approach have they most likely used?

Data in systematic observation studies are most likely to be:

In the context of systematic observation,the use of hidden cameras to record the license plate numbers of drivers who fail to obey traffic signals can result in ______.

If zoologists wanted to study how tigers interact with each other in their habitats,which of these research methods will they most likely use?

Dr.Gong has developed a coding system for aggressive behaviors displayed in comic books.She had her assistants read comic books published between 1980 and 1984 and record the number of aggressive acts displayed in each comic.She also had her assistants read comic books published between 1985 and 1989 and record the number of aggressive acts displayed in them.This approach to studying aggressive behavior may best be categorized as _____.

What is true of archival data?

The research approach in which the researcher does not actually collect original data but analyzes already existing data is called _____.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about systematic observation?

Two researchers studied the relationship of positive emotions and longevity by examining smile intensity in photographs of major league players from the past and comparing it to their age at the time of death.This research method can be regarded as an example of _____.

Content analysis and systematic observation are similar because both _____.