Question 1

Define the following terms
-qualitative data

Accepted Answer

Empirical evidence e

Question 2

__________ is a special case of authority,which is derived from the way things have been.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tradition 
B)  History 
C)  Common sense 
D)  Personal experience 
E)  Selective observation 
A)  Tradition 
B)  History 
C)  Common sense 
D)  Personal experience 
E)  Selective observation

Question 3

In 2010,Professor Dennis Wrong decided to conduct a study of 1000 persons who were married in 1946 to 1948 and were still married.He believed that the social climate,returning veterans,and other changes around the end of World War II affected the decision to marry and what occurred in their first year of marriage.Most likely,Dennis was conducting which type of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case study 
B)  Panel 
C)  Cohort 
D)  Time-series 
E)  Cross-sectional 
A)  Case study 
B)  Panel 
C)  Cohort 
D)  Time-series 
E)  Cross-sectional

Question 4

Define the following terms
-field research

Accepted Answer

A type of qualitative research in which

Question 5

All of the following characterize exploratory research,EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploratory research has few guidelines to follow. 
B)  Exploratory research illuminates understudied areas. 
C)  Exploratory research rarely yields definitive answers. 
D)  Exploratory research tends to be qualitative. 
E)  Exploratory research documents causes, tests theories, and provides reasons. 
A)  Exploratory research has few guidelines to follow. 
B)  Exploratory research illuminates understudied areas. 
C)  Exploratory research rarely yields definitive answers. 
D)  Exploratory research tends to be qualitative. 
E)  Exploratory research documents causes, tests theories, and provides reasons.

Question 6

Define the following terms
-action research study

Accepted Answer

A type of applied social resea

Question 7

Define the following terms
-panel study

Accepted Answer

A powerful type of longitudina

Question 8

Roger works at a retirement home and is very familiar with its residents,all of whom are 65 years of age or older.Roger observes that residents between 65 and 74 years of age are the unhappiest,residents between 75 and 84 years of age are moderately happy,and residents between 85 and 100 years of age are the happiest.Rogers concludes that people,in general,grow happier as they age.The error Roger committed is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the error of overgeneralization. 
B)  the error of selective observation. 
C)  the error of illogical reasoning. 
D)  the error of inaccurate observation. 
E)  Roger did not make any errors. 
A)  the error of overgeneralization. 
B)  the error of selective observation. 
C)  the error of illogical reasoning. 
D)  the error of inaccurate observation. 
E)  Roger did not make any errors.

Question 9

Give an example of a cohort study,describing what features of it make it a cohort study.

Accepted Answer

-A cohort study is a type of longitudina

Question 10

Define the following terms
-academic social research

Accepted Answer

Research designed to

Question 11

Define the following terms
-descriptive research

Accepted Answer

Research in which a researcher

Question 12

Define the following terms
-halo effect

Accepted Answer

An error often made when people use pers

Question 13

Define the following terms
-cross-sectional research

Accepted Answer

Research in which a researcher

Question 14

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal experience 
B)  Media myth 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Authority 
E)  Common Sense 
A)  Personal experience 
B)  Media myth 
C)  Tradition 
D)  Authority 
E)  Common Sense

Question 15

Define the following terms
-survey research

Accepted Answer

Quantitative social research i

Question 16

What is social research? What are some alternative sources of knowledge? What distinguishes social research from these alternatives?

Accepted Answer

-Social research is a process in which a

Question 17

Define the following terms
-selective observation

Accepted Answer

Selective observation is an error people

Question 18

Define the following terms
-experimental research

Accepted Answer

Research in which one interven

Question 19

Define the following terms
-exploratory research

Accepted Answer

Research in which a researcher

Question 20

Define the following terms
-empirical evidence

Accepted Answer

The observations that people e

Define the following terms -qualitative data

__________ is a special case of authority,which is derived from the way things have been.

Define the following terms -field research

All of the following characterize exploratory research,EXCEPT which one?

Define the following terms -action research study

Define the following terms -panel study

Give an example of a cohort study,describing what features of it make it a cohort study.

Define the following terms -academic social research

Define the following terms -descriptive research

Define the following terms -halo effect

Define the following terms -cross-sectional research

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Define the following terms -survey research

What is social research? What are some alternative sources of knowledge? What distinguishes social research from these alternatives?

Define the following terms -selective observation

Define the following terms -experimental research

Define the following terms -exploratory research

Define the following terms -empirical evidence

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 1: Doing Social Research

Define the following terms -qualitative data

__________ is a special case of authority,which is derived from the way things have been.

Define the following terms -field research

All of the following characterize exploratory research,EXCEPT which one?

Define the following terms -action research study

Define the following terms -panel study

Give an example of a cohort study,describing what features of it make it a cohort study.

Define the following terms -academic social research

Define the following terms -descriptive research

Define the following terms -halo effect

Define the following terms -cross-sectional research

There are various ways in which acquiring knowledge might address the topic of climate change.The statement "David Suzuki says that climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world today" is an example of what source of knowledge?

Define the following terms -survey research

What is social research? What are some alternative sources of knowledge? What distinguishes social research from these alternatives?

Define the following terms -selective observation

Define the following terms -experimental research

Define the following terms -exploratory research

Define the following terms -empirical evidence

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters