Question 1

Discuss the three purposes for doing research.Describe a study that illustrates each purpose.

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Question 2

List and discuss the various forms of longitudinal research that we have discussed in class.In addition,give a potential scenario where each one may or may not be used.What are the benefits and shortcomings?

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Question 3

If a researcher were conducting a study of women's attitudes toward abortion,the unit of analysis would be:

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A) the individual. 
B) attitudes. 
C) each abortion. 
D) the community. 
E) the society.

Question 4

Descriptive studies DO NOT:

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A) study relationships between variables. 
B) tell why something occurred. 
C) use operational definitions. 
D) use concepts. 
E) use conceptualizations.

Question 5

The units of analysis and the aggregates that we generalize about are the same.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A good exploratory research study removes the need to conduct explanatory studies on the same topic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Two variables that are highly correlated by definition have a causal relationship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Tyler finds that in burglary cases male and female jurors are equally likely to vote to acquit.Tyler should conclude that:

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A) there is no relationship between burglary and gender. 
B) there is no relationship between burglary and verdicts. 
C) there is a relationship between gender and verdict in burglary cases. 
D) there is no relationship between gender and verdict in burglary cases. 
E) there is a relationship between gender and type of offense.

Question 9

A single U.S.Census is a:

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A) cross-sectional study. 
B) panel study. 
C) time series study. 
D) trend study. 
E) longitudinal study.

Question 10

Causal relationships can be true even if they do not apply in a majority of cases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Professor Dooley examined the literature on AIDS and could find nothing that examined children's attitudes toward parents and friends with AIDS.To examine this topic,Dooley should undertake a(n):

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A) examination of reductionism. 
B) descriptive study. 
C) exploratory study. 
D) explanatory study. 
E) panel study.

Question 12

Identify and give an example of four units of analysis.Illustrate the ecological fallacy using your examples.

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Question 13

Professor Root was studying the arrest rates for driving under the influence in urban and rural areas of Ohio.It was found that the arrest rate was higher in the rural areas.Professor Root concluded that people who live in rural areas are more likely to drive while intoxicated than are people who live in urban areas.Root's conclusion illustrates the:

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A) ecological fallacy. 
B) individualistic fallacy. 
C) usefulness of good deductive reasoning. 
D) importance of trend studies. 
E) reductionist fallacy.

Question 14

Which of the following hypotheses best fits the criteria of causality?

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A) Males have higher suicide rates than females. 
B) As income increases,age tends to increase. 
C) As education increases,murder rates decrease. 
D) As education increases,income tends to increase. 
E) Gender tends to influence jury verdict.

Question 15

The final stage of the research process is:

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A) operationalization. 
B) application. 
C) analysis. 
D) data processing. 
E) conceptualization.

Question 16

Ruth puzzles over a report that claims that women are more likely to vote for Democrats than men.She puzzles because her best friend,Joan,always votes Republican.Ruth is guilty of using which of the following false criteria for nomothetic causality?

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A) Units of analysis 
B) Majority of cases 
C) Exceptional cases 
D) Complete causation 
E) None of the choices apply as Ruth is not using any false criteria.

Question 17

Rose is conducting a study where she intends to follow a random selection of teenagers over a five year period.Each year she will randomly sample 500 individuals from a total of 50 high schools.What form of research is she performing?

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A) Cohort study 
B) Panel study 
C) Trend study 
D) Quasi-experimental study 
E) Cross-sectional study

Question 18

Professor King examined all the reasons given by 100 couples for their marriages.In the final research report,King listed all the reasons given by the 200 people for their marriages.Professor King is:

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A) seeking a probabilistic explanation for marriage. 
B) using a nomothetic explanation for marriage. 
C) using an idiographic explanation for marriage. 
D) committing the error of suppressed evidence. 
E) none of these choices.

Question 19

Analytical success in idiographic explanation can be proven with a(n):

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A) ANOVA test. 
B) chi-square test. 
C) logit test. 
D) probit test. 
E) There is no statistical test to prove the achievement of success.

Question 20

The use of a selection of newspaper articles on racial discrimination as a unit of analysis would be an example of:

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A) social artifact. 
B) individuals. 
C) groups. 
D) organizations. 
E) populations.

Exam 4: Research Design

Discuss the three purposes for doing research.Describe a study that illustrates each purpose.

List and discuss the various forms of longitudinal research that we have discussed in class.In addition,give a potential scenario where each one may or may not be used.What are the benefits and shortcomings?

If a researcher were conducting a study of women's attitudes toward abortion,the unit of analysis would be:

Descriptive studies DO NOT:

The units of analysis and the aggregates that we generalize about are the same.

A good exploratory research study removes the need to conduct explanatory studies on the same topic.

Two variables that are highly correlated by definition have a causal relationship.

Tyler finds that in burglary cases male and female jurors are equally likely to vote to acquit.Tyler should conclude that:

A single U.S.Census is a:

Causal relationships can be true even if they do not apply in a majority of cases.

Professor Dooley examined the literature on AIDS and could find nothing that examined children's attitudes toward parents and friends with AIDS.To examine this topic,Dooley should undertake a(n) :

Identify and give an example of four units of analysis.Illustrate the ecological fallacy using your examples.

Which of the following hypotheses best fits the criteria of causality?

The final stage of the research process is:

Ruth puzzles over a report that claims that women are more likely to vote for Democrats than men.She puzzles because her best friend,Joan,always votes Republican.Ruth is guilty of using which of the following false criteria for nomothetic causality?

Rose is conducting a study where she intends to follow a random selection of teenagers over a five year period.Each year she will randomly sample 500 individuals from a total of 50 high schools.What form of research is she performing?

Professor King examined all the reasons given by 100 couples for their marriages.In the final research report,King listed all the reasons given by the 200 people for their marriages.Professor King is:

Analytical success in idiographic explanation can be proven with a(n) :

The use of a selection of newspaper articles on racial discrimination as a unit of analysis would be an example of: