Question 1

Which of the following is a variable?

Accepted Answer

A) university student 
B) Catholic 
C) male 
D) blood type 
A) university student 
B) Catholic 
C) male 
D) blood type

Question 2

Explain the steps in quantitative sociological research on an example of a social problem that interests you.

Accepted Answer

Sure! Let's say the social problem that

Question 3

What issues does a researcher confront in participant observation? Briefly describe a participant observation study on a topic that interests you and explain how you would deal with each of these issues.

Accepted Answer

Participant observation is a research me

Question 4

What is a spurious relationship and how is it addressed in quantitative research?

Accepted Answer

A spurious relationship in quantitative

Question 5

What does the operationalization process do?

Accepted Answer

A) It translates concepts into variables. 
B) It translates variables into hypotheses. 
C) It translates patterns into propositions. 
D) It translates patterns into hypotheses. 
A) It translates concepts into variables. 
B) It translates variables into hypotheses. 
C) It translates patterns into propositions. 
D) It translates patterns into hypotheses.

Question 6

According to the textbook, what is the aim of sociological research?

Accepted Answer

A) to generate meaningful abstract propositions 
B) to identify reliable and valid concrete patterns 
C) to link abstract patterns to concrete propositions 
D) to connect abstract and concrete levels of experience 
A) to generate meaningful abstract propositions 
B) to identify reliable and valid concrete patterns 
C) to link abstract patterns to concrete propositions 
D) to connect abstract and concrete levels of experience

Question 7

What is the central goal of a quantitative research approach? Explain how it is achieved in the two main quantitative research methods.

Accepted Answer

The central goal of a quantitative resea

Question 8

In research, the control variable determines the context of the hypothesized relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How often does Statistics Canada conduct a census?

Accepted Answer

A) every two years 
B) every five years 
C) every seven years 
D) every ten years 
A) every two years 
B) every five years 
C) every seven years 
D) every ten years

Question 10

A sociologist organizes a focus group about plagiarism at university.He knows that this topic may be stressful and embarrassing to student participants, so he tells them that study strategies will be discussed.Which requirement of research ethics is the sociologist violating?

Accepted Answer

A) anonymity 
B) confidentiality 
C) authenticity 
D) informed consent 
A) anonymity 
B) confidentiality 
C) authenticity 
D) informed consent

Question 11

Which of the following best distinguishes quantitative research from qualitative?

Accepted Answer

A) deduction 
B) insider's viewpoint 
C) confidentiality 
D) case studies 
A) deduction 
B) insider's viewpoint 
C) confidentiality 
D) case studies

Question 12

Zachary is taking a survey about television sets.The question about preferred screen size allows four options: 12" screen, 19" screen, 21" screen, and 25" screen.What kind of question is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) open-ended question 
B) closed-ended question 
C) essay question 
D) non-response 
A) open-ended question 
B) closed-ended question 
C) essay question 
D) non-response

Question 13

What are the characteristics of the concrete level of experience?

Accepted Answer

The concrete level of experience refers

Question 14

How many variables are typically included in a contingency table?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four

Question 15

The whole point of using scientific research methods is to eliminate bias from our observations and arrive at an objective perception of reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The textbook discusses 10 types of unscientific thinking.Which of the following is one of them?

Accepted Answer

A) consistent observation 
B) subjective observation 
C) premature closure of inquiry 
D) irrational investigation 
A) consistent observation 
B) subjective observation 
C) premature closure of inquiry 
D) irrational investigation

Question 17

"Canada should have less inequality." What kind of statement is this?

Accepted Answer

A) a concrete pattern 
B) an abstract pattern 
C) a concrete proposition 
D) an abstract proposition 
A) a concrete pattern 
B) an abstract pattern 
C) a concrete proposition 
D) an abstract proposition

Question 18

Which of the following research characteristics leads to statistically significant research results?

Accepted Answer

A) experimental method 
B) sophisticated statistics 
C) representative sample 
D) outsider's viewpoint 
A) experimental method 
B) sophisticated statistics 
C) representative sample 
D) outsider's viewpoint

Question 19

When is participant observation research most useful?

Accepted Answer

A) when results of an earlier study need to be confirmed 
B) when the research is guided by a well-developed theory 
C) when the researcher is studying a closed group 
D) when the researcher has a good idea about what might be discovered 
A) when results of an earlier study need to be confirmed 
B) when the research is guided by a well-developed theory 
C) when the researcher is studying a closed group 
D) when the researcher has a good idea about what might be discovered

Question 20

Surveys can gather numeric data about numerous characteristics of many respondents in a short period of time and at a relatively low cost.Which of the following theorists is LEAST likely to be interested in such data?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Émile Durkheim 
C) John Herbert Mead 
D) Jane Addams 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Émile Durkheim 
C) John Herbert Mead 
D) Jane Addams

Exam 2: How Sociologists Do Research

Which of the following is a variable?

Explain the steps in quantitative sociological research on an example of a social problem that interests you.

What issues does a researcher confront in participant observation? Briefly describe a participant observation study on a topic that interests you and explain how you would deal with each of these issues.

What is a spurious relationship and how is it addressed in quantitative research?

What does the operationalization process do?

According to the textbook, what is the aim of sociological research?

What is the central goal of a quantitative research approach? Explain how it is achieved in the two main quantitative research methods.

In research, the control variable determines the context of the hypothesized relationship.

How often does Statistics Canada conduct a census?

A sociologist organizes a focus group about plagiarism at university.He knows that this topic may be stressful and embarrassing to student participants, so he tells them that study strategies will be discussed.Which requirement of research ethics is the sociologist violating?

Which of the following best distinguishes quantitative research from qualitative?

Zachary is taking a survey about television sets.The question about preferred screen size allows four options: 12" screen, 19" screen, 21" screen, and 25" screen.What kind of question is this an example of?

What are the characteristics of the concrete level of experience?

How many variables are typically included in a contingency table?

The whole point of using scientific research methods is to eliminate bias from our observations and arrive at an objective perception of reality.

The textbook discusses 10 types of unscientific thinking.Which of the following is one of them?

"Canada should have less inequality." What kind of statement is this?

Which of the following research characteristics leads to statistically significant research results?

When is participant observation research most useful?

Surveys can gather numeric data about numerous characteristics of many respondents in a short period of time and at a relatively low cost.Which of the following theorists is LEAST likely to be interested in such data?

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