Exam 2: Research Methods

By imagining yourself in the role of another,you come to appreciate someone else's point of view.This process is called "taking the role of the other." Whose work made use of this process?

Which statement best describes research that concludes there is a link between phases of the moon and crime rates?

Using your own examples,demonstrate how science differs from other forms of knowledge.

A group of researchers were conducting a study of management-employee relationships in the workplace.Julie and her co-workers noticed that they were given increased attention and recognition by their boss when the researchers were in the office.What term can be used to describe this phenomenon?

Erving Goffman's work on the insane asylum revealed insights about mental patients.Which method of understanding was that work based on?

Pavel explained his research to a potential participant.He told her that he wanted to study the influence of a specific government policy on household finances in order to understand purchasing decisions in the family.Pavel was required to give this much detail.What is Pavel trying to obtain?

In analyzing a contingency table,it is more useful to compare raw numbers than standardized percentage figures.

Briefly explain the scientific meaning of objectivity,and why it is important for research.

In a study of the health of 16-year-old runaways in Toronto,the researcher examined housing,employment,and education.In this research,what is the independent variable?

What is required for a full appreciation of a social activity?

There are 500 000 farmers affected by a new federal policy.A subset of 1000 farmers will be used to examine the effect on all of the farmers.Within sociological research,which label is given to the 500 000 farmers?

What social research method would you use to study pothead (marijuana smoking)culture,and why?

Students who work at part-time jobs get lower grades than those who do not work.In methodological terms,what kind of variable are students' grades?

Many organizations are now using the Internet and creating pools of respondents who are willing to answer polls and surveys online.Quite often,these people are rewarded with cash or gifts for their participation.Does this make you wonder about bias in polling and survey research? Why and/or why not? Have you ever participated in an online survey? If so,please elaborate.

Which statement best defines randomization?

What is a necessary criterion for a scientific hypothesis?

According to the text,what is science?

What is a self-administered questionnaire and when would a researcher opt to use one?

Julio went shopping with Lei to see she what she bought on a weekly basis.However,the five bags of chips and two containers of ice cream contradicted Lei's claim that her family eats only healthy food.When asked about the food,she replied "a little treat now and then doesn't hurt anyone." Which methodology identified this contradiction between the conversation and the shopping experience?

David was 12-years-old when he watched the continuous media coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.Since that time he has gone out of his way to not associate with people that are of Middle Eastern descent,asserting that "they can't be trusted." What type of reasoning has David used to draw this conclusion?