Question 1

Define the following terms
-overgeneralization

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Question 2

Which best summarizes the main goal of descriptive research?

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A)  Advance knowledge about an underlying process or complete a theory 
B)  Develop techniques and a sense of direction for future research 
C)  Give a verbal or numerical (e.g., percentages) picture 
D)  Extend a theory or principle into new areas or issues 
E)  Provide evidence to support or refute an explanation

Question 3

Katherine Keene,a hospital administrator,heard a lot about gay men getting HIV and AIDS.She watched the male patients at her hospital admitted for AIDS.She thought they all looked like homosexuals as did almost all their male visitors.In reality,at this hospital,60 percent of the HIV-positive male patients were heterosexual and 80 percent of their visitors were neighbours,co-workers,or immediate family members.She most clearly made which type of error?

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A)  Selective observation 
B)  Premature closure 
C)  Overgeneralization 
D)  Inattention 
E)  None, she made no error.

Question 4

Define the following terms
-social research

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Question 5

Explanatory research is

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A)  research in which a researcher seeks to test theories and addresses the question of why events or patterns occur in social reality. 
B)  a technique developed by economists in which the positive and negative consequences of something are estimated, given a dollar value, then balanced against one another. 
C)  evaluation research after the program or policy being evaluated ends. 
D)  evaluation research throughout the program or policy being evaluated. 
E)  research into a new area that has not been studied and in which a researcher develops initial ideas and a more focused research question.

Question 6

Define the following terms
-scientific method

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-scientific method...

Question 7

Define the following terms
-historical research

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-historical research...

Question 8

After it was all over,Susan Smith surveyed the 150 residents of her neighbourhood about their reactions to a three-week experimental trash-collection program.In the program,residents separated cans,paper,glass,and plastic for recycling.She also examined the percentage of trash in the neighbourhood that was properly sorted at the end of the three-week period.Her results were used to prepare a report for the municipal trash-collection department.Susan's study is an example of

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A)  basic research. 
B)  evaluation research. 
C)  exploratory research. 
D)  qualitative research. 
E)  cohort analysis.

Question 9

Explain how you would distinguish a qualitative from a quantitative social research study,and give examples of each.

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Question 10

How does a panel study differ from a time-series study?

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Question 11

Define the following terms
-explanatory research

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-explanatory research...

Question 12

Define the following terms
-data

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-data...

Question 13

All of the following statements apply to surveys,EXCEPT which one?

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A)  Researchers ask all respondents the same questions. 
B)  Surveys are primarily associated with quantitative research. 
C)  Researchers systematically manipulate situations and conditions. 
D)  Researchers use surveys in descriptive or explanatory research. 
E)  Researchers can generalize results from surveys to larger groups.

Question 14

Define the following terms
-longitudinal research

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-longitudinal research...

Question 15

Define the following terms
-quantitative data

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-quantitative data...

Question 16

Define the following terms
-premature closure

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-premature closure...

Question 17

Joe Foss studied gender differences in attitudes toward mathematics and science among 45 Grade 1 students.Over the next 12 years,he studied the same 45 children when they were in Grades 5,8,and 12.This is which type of research?

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A)  Case study research 
B)  Cross-sectional research 
C)  Time-series research 
D)  Panel study research 
E)  Action-oriented research

Question 18

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

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A)  The main concern is with the internal logic and rigour of research design. 
B)  The objective is to contribute to policy and/or program change. 
C)  Success comes when results appear in a scholarly journal. 
D)  Research problems and participants are selected with a great deal of freedom. 
E)  The highest standards of scholarship are sought.

Question 19

Describe the differences between exploratory,descriptive,and explanatory research.

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Question 20

Describe the following types of errors: premature closure,overgeneralization,and selective observation.

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Exam 1: Doing Social Research

Define the following terms -overgeneralization

Which best summarizes the main goal of descriptive research?

Define the following terms -social research

Explanatory research is

Define the following terms -scientific method

Define the following terms -historical research

Explain how you would distinguish a qualitative from a quantitative social research study,and give examples of each.

How does a panel study differ from a time-series study?

Define the following terms -explanatory research

Define the following terms -data

All of the following statements apply to surveys,EXCEPT which one?

Define the following terms -longitudinal research

Define the following terms -quantitative data

Define the following terms -premature closure

Joe Foss studied gender differences in attitudes toward mathematics and science among 45 Grade 1 students.Over the next 12 years,he studied the same 45 children when they were in Grades 5,8,and 12.This is which type of research?

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

Describe the differences between exploratory,descriptive,and explanatory research.

Describe the following types of errors: premature closure,overgeneralization,and selective observation.