Deck 3: Social Research Methods and Concepts

Question 1

Which of the following is not a feature of ethnographic methods?

A)it require an empirical approach
B)need to remain open
C)grounding observed phenomena in the fields
D)not an open ended approach

Answer 1

not an open ended approach

Question 2

…………………. is referred to as theory building research?

A)inductive research
B)deductive research
C)indexicality
D)exploratory research

Answer 2

inductive research

Question 3

Which is not a form of triangulation proposed by Norman Denzin?

A)data triangulation
B)investigator triangulation
C)theory or methodological triangulation
D)contextual triangulation

Answer 3

contextual triangulation

Question 4

The variable that is the effect or is the result or outcome of another variable, it is called………………?

A)extraneous variable
B)dependent variable
C)independent variable
D)intervening variable

Question 5

Before planning to do a social research, we need to ………………………..?

A)conduct a pilot study
B)form different phases of the study
C)thorough reading of literature on the topic
D)construct questionnaire

Question 6

……………………… involve a set of predetermined questions and highly standardized techniques of recording?

A)structured interview
B)unstructured interview
C)interview guide
D)all of the above

Question 7

Scientific data relies on ……………………………?

A)objectivity
B)biases and prejudices
C)non empirical
D)values and traditions

Question 8

To convert concept in to variables, researchers need to identify ……………… of that concepts with a set of criteria?

A)theory
B)data
C)hypothesis
D)indicators

Question 9

The method used by researcher to solve and discover new facts?

A)analysis method
B)hypothesis
C)system method
D)scientific methods

Question 10

The researcher engage into solve research problem through ………………?

A)research question
B)scientific method
C)research design
D)systematic sampling

Question 11

"The researcher asks the primary informants to identify another potential subject who also meet the criteria of the research". This statement is related to………………………?

A)quota sampling
B)cluster sampling
C)snowball sampling
D)convenience sampling

Question 12

It is a part of scientific method that provide different steps in research process. It is known as ……………………..?

A)research design
B)research question
C)case study design
D)none of the above

Question 13

……………………… is a best known software used to genealogy?

A)ancestral quest
B)nvivo
C)atlas ti
D)matlab

Question 14

Which is not a coding technique proposed by Strauss and Corbin to analyzing text data?

A)open coding
B)axial coding
C)selective coding
D)conceptual coding

Question 15

What is the first step in scientific method, identified by Nicholas walliman?

A)identification or clarification of problems
B)formulation of provisional solutions or hypotheses
C)practical or theoretical testing of solutions or hypotheses
D)elimination or adjustment of unsuccessful solutions

Question 16

"The social construction of reality" written by …………………………?

A)john locke and david hume
B)peter berger and thomas luckman
C)thomas hobbes and john locke
D)karl jaspers and gabriel marcel

Question 17

According to Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman, culture is the result of human activity and interaction. They called this process as ……………………..?

A)habitualisation
B)reflexivity
C)multiculturalism
D)existentialism

Question 18

Which is an incorrect statement regarding a good hypothesis?

A)it simple and conceptually clear
B)no need to relate existing body of knowledge
C)it is capable of verification
D)it should be operationalisable

Question 19

Pick out the correct statement regarding sampling?

A)get accurate picture of the whole universe
B)same characteristics to the entire universe
C)it linked up with the theory of probability
D)all of the above

Question 20

Nonprobability Sampling techniques is also known as ……………………………..?

A)quota sampling method
B)multiphase sampling method
C)purposive method
D)accidental sampling method

Question 21

Which term used by Alfred Schutz to characterize the distinct dimension of reality?

A)constructivism
B)natural setting
C)social world
D)rationalism

Question 22

Independent variable that are not related to the purpose of the study, but may affect the dependent variable are termed as an ………………………..?

A)intervening variable
B)extraneous variable
C)categorical variable
D)dichotomous variable

Question 23

"A modern dictionary of sociology" written by?

A)theordorson and theodorson
B)rene descartes
C)christian wolff
D)bradley and edmund husserl

Question 24

Which type of induction involves from samples and generalizations are usually derived through analysis of data?

A)analytic induction
B)enumerative induction
C)reflexive induction
D)descriptive induction

Question 25

Which of the following is not a phases to test a hypothesis?

A)constructing a hypothesis
B)analyzing to draw conclusion
C)gathering appropriate evidence
D)concept formation