Deck 1: Why Social Research

Question 1

Social research is able to ______.

A) solve urgent problems immediately
B) provide more knowledge for better understanding social problems
C) improve the situation of the single participant
D) prevent politicians from making the wrong decisions

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Quantitative research ______.

A) refrains from using hypotheses
B) avoids measurement
C) tests a hypothesis by using measurements
D) does not use numbers

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In quantitative research, single participants ______.

A) can talk freely about their individual experiences
B) are selected because of their individual situation
C) are selected randomly
D) has much influence on how the data is collected

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In qualitative research, ______.

A) attitudes are measured
B) instruments are standardized
C) participants are selected purposively
D) statistical analysis is applied

Question 5

Qualitative and quantitative research ______.

A) have nothing in common
B) work systematically by using empirical methods
C) are using standardized methods for data collection
D) are both using open methods for data collection

Question 6

Online research ______.

A) is done without using any methods of social research
B) can only be pursued in a quantitative way
C) is based on developing social research methods as online tools
D) only consists of doing online interviews

Question 7

Doing social research ______.

A) is just a drag
B) can give you insights into everyday life which you can use for practical work later on
C) is just for making studying at the university more complicated
D) never leads to any new insights

Question 8

The relevance of social research about societal phenomena lies in ______.

A) description of them
B) understanding of them
C) explanation of them
D) in description, understanding and explanation of them

Question 9

Social research ______.

A) can provide orientations for political and practical decisions
B) is located in a completely different world
C) is only about researchers' making a scientific career
D) will completely refrain from practical and political areas

Question 10

Researchers doing empirical studies ______.

A) should not let anyone how they proceed in their research
B) should do their work in the secret and undercover
C) need to make their research and practices in the field transparent to readers of their reports
D) should just do it, without much training and skills