Question 1

The relationship between the type of music listened to while studying and knowledge retention can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) valid. 
B) causal. 
C) correlational. 
D) reliable. 
A) valid. 
B) causal. 
C) correlational. 
D) reliable.

Question 2

According to Margrit Eichler,John Gray's book "Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus" can be seen as employing what type of sexist bias?

Accepted Answer

A) Androcentricity 
B) Overgeneralization 
C) Sexual dichotomism 
D) Familism 
A) Androcentricity 
B) Overgeneralization 
C) Sexual dichotomism 
D) Familism

Question 3

Which renowned Canadian sociologist or institution declared,"Little is gained if we eliminate one type of sexism only to replace it with another one"?

Accepted Answer

A) Smith 
B) Eichler 
C) Humphries 
D) The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 
A) Smith 
B) Eichler 
C) Humphries 
D) The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Question 4

Which of the following is not a distinct problem of sexism in research identified by Margrit Eichler?

Accepted Answer

A) Androcentricity 
B) Overgeneralization 
C) Sex appropriateness 
D) The researcher's gender 
A) Androcentricity 
B) Overgeneralization 
C) Sex appropriateness 
D) The researcher's gender

Question 5

In a study investigating the correlation between music and knowledge retention while studying for an exam,the independent variable is

Accepted Answer

A) the type of music listened to. 
B) the grade on the exam. 
C) knowledge retention. 
D) the length of time studied. 
A) the type of music listened to. 
B) the grade on the exam. 
C) knowledge retention. 
D) the length of time studied.

Question 6

Mary is researching the experiences that AIDS patients have with community health organizations.She and her research assistant meet regularly with AIDS patients and advocates,discussing what health issues are most pressing for patients and how these issues could best be addressed.Her goal is to persuade legislators to increase the funding provided to community health-care organizations.What research method/s is/are Mary using?

Accepted Answer

A) Participant observation 
B) Participatory action research 
C) In-person surveying and advocacy 
D) Quantitative interviews 
A) Participant observation 
B) Participatory action research 
C) In-person surveying and advocacy 
D) Quantitative interviews

Question 7

Russell Ogden had to participate in legal proceedings due to his promise of _____________ to his research participants.

Accepted Answer

A) the right to withdraw from the study at any time 
B) full compliance 
C) conditional confidentiality 
D) absolute confidentiality 
A) the right to withdraw from the study at any time 
B) full compliance 
C) conditional confidentiality 
D) absolute confidentiality

Question 8

How does Statistics Canada garner its non-census data?

Accepted Answer

A) Through a sample 
B) By surveying the entire population 
C) Through a non-random sample 
D) Through participant observation 
A) Through a sample 
B) By surveying the entire population 
C) Through a non-random sample 
D) Through participant observation

Question 9

A study that is rooted in a vision of the world in male terms,thereby depicting the social world as a male social universe,exemplifies ________.

Accepted Answer

A) androcentrism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) sexual dichotomism 
D) overgeneralizing 
A) androcentrism 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) sexual dichotomism 
D) overgeneralizing

Question 10

A description of how a particular variable,such as gender equality,is measured for purposes of a given research study is known as a/an _______________ definition.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual 
B) optimal 
C) operational 
D) operating 
A) conceptual 
B) optimal 
C) operational 
D) operating

Question 11

The kinds of research questions that you ask will depend on

Accepted Answer

A) the research topic. 
B) your level of education. 
C) the theoretical perspective you are working from. 
D) the hypothesis. 
A) the research topic. 
B) your level of education. 
C) the theoretical perspective you are working from. 
D) the hypothesis.

Question 12

If you want to study the features of the lives of people who rent out their basements to students,what would be an example of an independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A) Landlords of basement apartments 
B) Social class 
C) University students 
D) Your hypothesis 
A) Landlords of basement apartments 
B) Social class 
C) University students 
D) Your hypothesis

Question 13

When Helleiner bought a trailer,settled into a Traveller "camp," and observed camp life for nine months,she was engaging in which type of social research?

Accepted Answer

A) Participant observation 
B) Secondary analysis 
C) Participatory action research 
D) Mixed methods 
A) Participant observation 
B) Secondary analysis 
C) Participatory action research 
D) Mixed methods

Question 14

According to the textbook,terms such as mankind and man-made are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) overgeneralization. 
B) sexual dichotomism. 
C) gender insensitivity. 
D) overspecificity. 
A) overgeneralization. 
B) sexual dichotomism. 
C) gender insensitivity. 
D) overspecificity.

Question 15

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo is best known for conducting the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment.Which of the following research questions motivated Zimbardo's study?

Accepted Answer

A) "How are male-male sexual encounters initiated and negotiated?" 
B) "What happens when you put good people in an evil place?" 
C) "Under what circumstances are research participants willing to harm another person?" 
D) "Under what circumstances is obedience valued more highly than ethics?" 
A) "How are male-male sexual encounters initiated and negotiated?" 
B) "What happens when you put good people in an evil place?" 
C) "Under what circumstances are research participants willing to harm another person?" 
D) "Under what circumstances is obedience valued more highly than ethics?"

Question 16

In a study investigating the correlation between smoking and lung cancer,the dependent variable is

Accepted Answer

A) whether or not a person smokes. 
B) how many cigarettes smoked per day. 
C) a diagnosis of lung cancer. 
D) the type of cancer a person is diagnosed with. 
A) whether or not a person smokes. 
B) how many cigarettes smoked per day. 
C) a diagnosis of lung cancer. 
D) the type of cancer a person is diagnosed with.

Question 17

According to the textbook,"familism" occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) researchers apply an extreme double standard toward single mothers. 
B) researchers use families as the smallest unit of analysis in situations where specific individuals are responsible for particular actions. 
C) researchers adopt a vision of the world through the male perspective. 
D) researchers assume families are entirely driven by the mother-nurturer role. 
A) researchers apply an extreme double standard toward single mothers. 
B) researchers use families as the smallest unit of analysis in situations where specific individuals are responsible for particular actions. 
C) researchers adopt a vision of the world through the male perspective. 
D) researchers assume families are entirely driven by the mother-nurturer role.

Question 18

Participatory action research

Accepted Answer

A) must remain politically neutral. 
B) must contain both an action component and a collaboration component. 
C) must help improve the lives of the marginalized. 
D) must contain both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 
A) must remain politically neutral. 
B) must contain both an action component and a collaboration component. 
C) must help improve the lives of the marginalized. 
D) must contain both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Question 19

A sociologist named Sudhir Venkatesh recently spent almost a decade studying a street gang in Chicago.He spoke with various gang members,spent time with them in their hangouts,and accompanied them when they conducted business dealings.Which research methods did Venkatesh use?

Accepted Answer

A) Secondary analysis and participant observation 
B) Participant observation and interviews 
C) In-person surveys and fieldwork 
D) Fieldwork and hypothesis building 
A) Secondary analysis and participant observation 
B) Participant observation and interviews 
C) In-person surveys and fieldwork 
D) Fieldwork and hypothesis building

Question 20

___________ refers to a relationship between two variables,whereas ________________ refers to a situation in which a correlation is false.

Accepted Answer

A) Correlation;spuriousness 
B) Spuriousness;correlation 
C) Causation;spuriousness 
D) Causation;correlation 
A) Correlation;spuriousness 
B) Spuriousness;correlation 
C) Causation;spuriousness 
D) Causation;correlation

Exam 4: C: Research,methodology,and Ethics

The relationship between the type of music listened to while studying and knowledge retention can best be described as

According to Margrit Eichler,John Gray's book "Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus" can be seen as employing what type of sexist bias?

Which renowned Canadian sociologist or institution declared,"Little is gained if we eliminate one type of sexism only to replace it with another one"?

Which of the following is not a distinct problem of sexism in research identified by Margrit Eichler?

In a study investigating the correlation between music and knowledge retention while studying for an exam,the independent variable is

Russell Ogden had to participate in legal proceedings due to his promise of _____________ to his research participants.

How does Statistics Canada garner its non-census data?

A study that is rooted in a vision of the world in male terms,thereby depicting the social world as a male social universe,exemplifies ________.

A description of how a particular variable,such as gender equality,is measured for purposes of a given research study is known as a/an _______________ definition.

The kinds of research questions that you ask will depend on

If you want to study the features of the lives of people who rent out their basements to students,what would be an example of an independent variable?

When Helleiner bought a trailer,settled into a Traveller "camp," and observed camp life for nine months,she was engaging in which type of social research?

According to the textbook,terms such as mankind and man-made are examples of

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo is best known for conducting the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment.Which of the following research questions motivated Zimbardo's study?

In a study investigating the correlation between smoking and lung cancer,the dependent variable is

According to the textbook,"familism" occurs when

Participatory action research

A sociologist named Sudhir Venkatesh recently spent almost a decade studying a street gang in Chicago.He spoke with various gang members,spent time with them in their hangouts,and accompanied them when they conducted business dealings.Which research methods did Venkatesh use?

___________ refers to a relationship between two variables,whereas ________________ refers to a situation in which a correlation is false.

A: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

B: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

C: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

D: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

A: Classical Social Theories

B: Classical Social Theories

C: Classical Social Theories

D: Classical Social Theories

A: Contemporary Social Theories

B: Contemporary Social Theories

C: Contemporary Social Theories

D: Contemporary Social Theories

A: Research,methodology,and Ethics

B: Research,methodology,and Ethics

D: Research,methodology,and Ethics

A: Culture

B: Culture

C: Culture

D: Culture

A: Socialization and Social Interaction

B: Socialization and Social Interaction

C: Socialization and Social Interaction

D: Socialization and Social Interaction

A: Social Inequality

B: Social Inequality

C: Social Inequality

D: Social Inequality

A: Gender

B: Gender

C: Gender

D: Gender

A: Sexualities

B: Sexualities

C: Sexualities

D: Sexualities

A: Race and Racialization

B: Race and Racialization

C: Race and Racialization

D: Race and Racialization

A: Families

B: Families

C: Families

D: Families

A: Education

B: Education

C: Education

D: Education

A: Religion

B: Religion

C: Religion

D: Religion

A: Crime,law,and Regulation

B: Crime,law,and Regulation

C: Crime,law,and Regulation

D: Crime,law,and Regulation

A: Health,aging,and Disabilities

B: Health,aging,and Disabilities

C: Health,aging,and Disabilities

D: Health,aging,and Disabilities

A: Work and the Political Economy

_ refers to a relationship between two variables,whereas ______ refers to a situation in which a correlation is false.