Exam 2: Methods

The more consistent the results given by repeated measurements,the higher the ________ of the measurement procedure.

Which of the following is one of the golden rules of ethical conduct in social research?

Roger Brubaker's study analyzed notions of citizenship in both France and Germany.His method of research is known as:

The two broad methodological approaches social scientists use to gather data about the social world are:

Which of the following explains the deductive approach to research? The researcher:

Norm is interested in whether pet owners are more likely than those who do not own pets to have healthier lifestyles (e.g.,exercise regularly,drink moderately,and refrain from nicotine use).By comparing the numbers he gathers on both groups,Norm will most likely be using what type of research method?

Create a hypothesis about the relationship between student engagement in college and academic performance.Identify the independent and dependent variables.Operationalize these variables.Justify the validity of your operationalization.

The instructor of an introductory sociology class asks his students to fill out a questionnaire that he hopes to analyze and eventually publish.He tells the students that if they choose not to fill out the questionnaire,they will have points deducted from their next test. Which golden rule(s)of research does this situation violate? How could this ethical breach cause harm,and to whom? Revise the study,offering one suggestion of how the instructor could handle the situation in a more ethical manner.

A sociologist studies children at a day care center.She must get approval from an ethics board because children are a ________ population.

The General Social Survey (GSS)is replicated yearly with a new sample of 2,000 respondents.This is an example of:

A qualitative researcher who assumes everything he observes would have happened exactly the same way if he wasn't there observing lacks:

Researchers start in different places on the research cycle.Point 1 indicates a/n ________ approach to research; point 2 indicates a/n ________ approach to research.

Sandra wants to study how students in their senior year of high school prepare for college.She starts by visiting an elite boarding school nearby.Sandra knows that to make general claims about seniors preparing for college,she will need to:

Jackson is using newspaper articles dating from the early 1950s to study unofficial attitudes toward working women post-World War II.Jackson is using what research method?

The likelihood that a researcher will obtain the same result using the same measures the next time he or she tests a hypothesis is:

Which of the following is most difficult to do in social science research?

Selena wants to study the bond between pets and their owners.She chooses between the two major methodological approaches to research and decides to view and collect data in a numerical form.Which of the two major methodological approaches did she choose?

How could you operationalize the variable "academic achievement"?

A strong study establishes validity because it is important that the researcher:

Sandra is doing research to determine how common cheating is among students at Duke University.The student body at Duke will serve as her: