Exam 6: Descriptive Research

Edward Ethics is studying public opinion regarding prayer in public schools.He plans to gather survey data from a number of churches on Sunday mornings.He also wants to include a number of people who are not associated with an organized religion in his sample.Edward is using:

"How unhappy are you with your current salary?" This question violates which rule of good survey writing?

A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in the music people prefer to listen to.The researcher locates 50 people who are about 20 years old.She sends these people a questionnaire every year for the next 10 years asking about the types of music they prefer to listen to.This is an example of which type of design?

Of the following research topics,which is most likely to be an observational study?

Among survey methods,________ generally generate the highest response rate.

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a cohort-sequential design?

Graham recruited student volunteers to participate in his dissertation study.He set up several times for students to come to a specified classroom and read various types of instructional materials and to be tested.He ran all of his control conditions first and then for each session he placed all students at the session in the same treatment condition.This is problematic because those who volunteered early are likely different than those who volunteered later.This problem is primarily due to

A researcher wishes to study developmental changes in people's preference for action movies.The researcher locates 50 people at each of the following ages: 15,20,25,30,35,40,45,and 50 years.She asks them to rate their preference for action movies in relation to other sorts of movies.This is an example of which type of design?

In writing the cover letter to accompany a survey,novice researchers often stress the immediacy of their need for the data.Is this the best approach to take in the cover letter? If not,what do you recommend instead?

Advantages of questionnaires include all of the following EXCEPT:

Regarding the length of questionnaires to be used in survey research,which of the following statements is most accurate?

Jody is interested in studying home schooling because she thinks that students who are home-schooled can't develop appropriate social skills.As part of her study she will be observing home-schooled children in social settings.Jody's planned study is particularly susceptible to

Which of the following is an example of a good research question for a correlational study?

Angeline is conducting an observational study of aggression on the playground.She is especially interested in whether boys are reprimanded more than girls for aggressive actions.The best instrument for her to use to collect her data would be:

Simon Cinema wants to know what the audience thought of tonight's advanced screening of a heralded psychological thriller called "I Can't Sleep." He and his research assistants stand outside the theatre exit and ask every fifth person leaving the theatre to answer several questions about their impression of the movie.Simon is using:

Paul Pollster,a political psychologist,wants to determine whether rates of voter participation in his home state vary between rural,urban,and suburban voters.He notes that there are more rural voters than suburban or urban voters in the state.Paul should use ________ in this study.

Danny Drive wants to know the relationship between intrinsic motivation and course grade among math students.He contacts a local professor who teaches several general education math classes and asks about the possibility of gathering data in her classes.Danny is using:

The typical return rate for a survey mailed to strangers is about:

Rori is observing elite marching bands as part of her dissertation study.She is particularly interested in drum major leadership styles and behavior.She has found that the drum major at her current research site is very interested in showing off for her.This is an example of

Polly Petunia is Chief Horticulturalist for the Southwest region,encompassing Arizona,New Mexico,and Texas.She wants to survey amateur gardeners in her region to determine what,if any,water conservation practices they employ in their home gardening.Polly sends her survey to 150 randomly selected gardeners in each state.Polly is using: