Question 1

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A form of qualitative research in which a researcher becomes a member of the group being studied.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 2

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A qualitative research method employing an unstructured or semistructured series of questions.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 3

Sociologists often employ rats and other animals in their research to represent human interactions and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A sample in which any available person is included in the study.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 5

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Experiments in which the experiences and behaviors of participants are monitored in a controlled laboratory setting.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 6

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A sociologist is interested in studying the causes of suicide in society. She begins her research by developing a project in which she asks suicide survivors to discuss the reasons for committing suicide, the personal and social conditions that led to their decision to commit the act. In the second project, she examined another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. Her first set of analysis found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who thought about committing suicide never made any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, were more likely to report the desire to commit suicide.
-Overall, this project best exemplifies which of the following research techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  survey methods 
B)  experiments 
C)  field methods 
D)  mixed-method

Question 7

An instructor asks you to develop a study of the homeless that will provide a great deal of depth into what it is like to be homeless. Given this mandate, which of the following methods would most likely give the information you need for such a project?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography 
B)  focus group 
C)  survey 
D)  experiment

Question 8

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ A type of quantitative research procedure in which investigators control participants' exposure to an independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 9

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A sociologist is interested in studying the causes of suicide in society. She begins her research by developing a project in which she asks suicide survivors to discuss the reasons for committing suicide, the personal and social conditions that led to their decision to commit the act. In the second project, she examined another researcher's survey data from a national sample of U.S. citizens. Her first set of analysis found that depression is associated with the desire to commit suicide but many people who thought about committing suicide never made any attempt to do so. She also found that people who have experienced a stressful life event, such as a job loss or divorce, were more likely to report the desire to commit suicide.
-Which method was employed in the first project? The second?

Accepted Answer

A)  in-depth interviews; ethnography 
B)  in-depth interviews; experiment 
C)  in-depth interviews; secondary data analysis 
D)  field methods; secondary data analysis

Question 10

An instructor developed a study to determine ways of producing more participation in his classes. In one class she provided free donuts everyday of class while in another she gave them nothing. She had her assistant takes notes on the number of comments and questions students made in each class. Which of these classes represent the control group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The class not given the donuts. 
B)  The class given the donuts. 
C)  Other classes that are not part of the experiment. 
D)  Both classes would be considered the control group.

Question 11

Social scientists must always be concerned with ___________ and ___________ to accurately capture the phenomena in questions.

Accepted Answer

A)  truth and reliability 
B)  reliability and validity 
C)  truth and validity 
D)  probability and validity

Question 12

Which of the following types of samples is considered most representative of any given population?

Accepted Answer

A)  random sample 
B)  convenience sample 
C)  snowball sample 
D)  both b and c

Question 13

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ Variables for which response categories are ordered but the distances between adjacent categories are not necessarily equal.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 14

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ When a study yields the same results using the same techniques and data.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 15

Quantitative research includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  experiments 
B)  interviews 
C)  surveys 
D)  data analysis

Question 16

Humphries' research on the "tearoom trade" was considered controversial because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he did not use a representative sample. 
B)  he studied a controversial topic of homosexuality in public places. 
C)  he placed his subjects at risk of humiliation and hardship. 
D)  both a and c

Question 17

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
-____ The larger group of people about whom a researcher seeks to draw conclusions.

Accepted Answer

A) Experiment 
B) Indices 
C) Operationalize 
D) Posttest 
E) Field Research
F)Participant observation
G)Independent Variable
H)Dependent Variable
I)Laboratory experiments
J)Field experiments
K)Control group
L)Population
M)Ethnography
N)Interval variables
O)Internal Review Boards
P)Hypotheses
Q)In-depth interviews
R)Experimental Group
S)Ordinal variables
T)Focus Groups
U)Convenience Sample
V)Reliability
W)Validity

Question 18

Indices and scales are the same concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The research technique called "autoethnograpy" is associated with which social psychological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interaction 
B)  social structure and personality 
C)  group processes 
D)  structural functionalism

Question 20

You are studying student attitudes toward tobacco and alcohol consumption using a series of items in which respondents were asked to respond using categories ranging from 1 'Strongly agree' to 4 'Strongly disagree'. These items represent which type of variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinal 
B)  interval 
C)  ratio 
D)  categorical

Exam 3: Studying People

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A form of qualitative research in which a researcher becomes a member of the group being studied.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A qualitative research method employing an unstructured or semistructured series of questions.

Sociologists often employ rats and other animals in their research to represent human interactions and behaviors.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A sample in which any available person is included in the study.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Experiments in which the experiences and behaviors of participants are monitored in a controlled laboratory setting.

An instructor asks you to develop a study of the homeless that will provide a great deal of depth into what it is like to be homeless. Given this mandate, which of the following methods would most likely give the information you need for such a project?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ A type of quantitative research procedure in which investigators control participants' exposure to an independent variable.

Social scientists must always be concerned with _ and _ to accurately capture the phenomena in questions.

Which of the following types of samples is considered most representative of any given population?

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ Variables for which response categories are ordered but the distances between adjacent categories are not necessarily equal.

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ When a study yields the same results using the same techniques and data.

Quantitative research includes all of the following except:

Humphries' research on the "tearoom trade" was considered controversial because:

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. -____ The larger group of people about whom a researcher seeks to draw conclusions.

Indices and scales are the same concepts.

The research technique called "autoethnograpy" is associated with which social psychological perspective?

You are studying student attitudes toward tobacco and alcohol consumption using a series of items in which respondents were asked to respond using categories ranging from 1 'Strongly agree' to 4 'Strongly disagree'. These items represent which type of variable?