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Research Methods Test 1
Research Methods Test 1
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Sociologists who believe it is possible to apply methods of the natural sciences to sociology
Interactionists
Interpretivists
Functionalists
Positivists
2
If an exception is found to a sociological pattern, the pattern is invalid
True
False
3
This graph showing births to teenagers in the United States is
is explanatory data
is a univariate analysis
is descriptive data
is exploratory data
4
You got A's on3 tests. You’re sure you’re going to fail the 4th b/c the lucky streak must break
inaccurate observation
selective observation
over-emphasis on tradition
illogical reasoning
5
Which of the following is/are TRUE?
Ethical research standards apply solely to interaction with human subjects
Research ethics compels us to evaluate methods from a moral standpoint
Ethical research means following comprehensive, clear, unchanging policies
Informed consent is not always obtained from participants in research.
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Categories of marital status such as
married, never married, widowed, separated, divorced
are
dependent variables
variables
independent variables
attributes
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Best type of research for establishing causality
survey
existing data
experiment
field research
8
Social research aims to find ________ in social life.
truth
practicality
knowledge
regularity
9
Which of the following is a list of ATTRIBUTES?
African American, White, White Hispanic
race, african american, racism
race, colorism, race socialization
race, skin tone, discrimination
10
When you tell participants the nature of the study or experiment
Protection from harm
Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Deception
11
You stay behind during a hurricane. You do fieldwork collecting data about its impacts. This is
a deductive approach
an inductive approach
12
In study titled, "Race Differences in Sexual Activity among Adolescent Women" the dependent variable is probably
Sexual activity
Race
Adolescent women
Gender
13
To test a theory that sexism is embedded in bureaucracies even when prohibited, you analyze health insurance policies.
This research approach is EXISTING DATA ANALYSIS
This research approach is an EXPERIMENT
This research approach is a SURVEY
This research approach is MIXED
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Which of the following is an example of quantitative research?
40 in-depth interviews with residents of a suburban neighborhood
2,000 survey questionnaires that measure respondents’ drug usage habits
content analysis of meme images on a popular blogging website
field observations of people interacting and dancing in a nightclub
15
Interpretive sociology is a research orientation that
Focuses on the meanings people attach to behavior
Seeks to increase Social Justice
Focuses on action
Sees an objective reality "out there"
16
Which is the following is a NOT a CONCEPT?
health
race
hourly wage
social capital
17
Knowing it is a norm to wear clothing probably comes from
Authority
Tradition
Agreement reality
Direct observation
