Question 1

If a group of sociologists is interested in studying college students' attitudes toward the U.S.Congress,they will need to gather responses to a survey.However,it is not possible for the research group to ask all college students what they think.In order to generate a set of meaningful responses,the research group will have to design a survey that is based on a:

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A) voluntary response sample 
B) representative sample 
C) full population 
D) sampling frame 
E) probability sample

Question 2

A subset of a population is called a:

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A) populace 
B) sample 
C) group 
D) designated community 
E) sub-population

Question 3

If you wanted to understand the rationalizations and motives that criminals use to understand the meaning and consequences of their actions,which method would you use?

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A) observation 
B) participant observation 
C) statistical analysis 
D) surveying 
E) experimentation

Question 4

If respondents for a survey are chosen at random,then the sample is a:

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A) voluntary response sample 
B) representative sample 
C) full population 
D) sampling frame 
E) low probability sample

Question 5

Survey researchers make sure that the response options to every question in their survey reflect the full range of options available to both women and men.They are attempting to counter which traditional research problem?

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A) male-centeredness 
B) female-centeredness 
C) gender-blindness 
D) feminist bracketing 
E) all of these choices

Question 6

In an experiment,the experimental group is the group exposed to the independent variable while the control group is the group that is not exposed to the independent variable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A sociologist believes that high levels of education create the opportunity for better-paid work after graduation.Levels of education would be the ____ variable in this hypothesis.

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A) independent 
B) dependent 
C) spurious 
D) sociological 
E) all of these choices

Question 8

If a researcher is interested in the effect of television viewing on behavior,and randomly selects research subjects who are male and female to determine the consequences of television viewing,gender is the:

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A) connected variable 
B) independent variable 
C) dependent variable 
D) spurious association 
E) control variable

Question 9

A survey where the researcher is able to directly question a subject is called a:

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A) self-administered questionnaire 
B) face-to-face interview 
C) open-ended questionnaire 
D) close-ended questionnaire 
E) responsive questionnaire

Question 10

Define reliability.

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The answer of Define reliability....

Question 11

A sociological study of dog trainers which is based on the examination of actual dog trainers,their activities,and their social lives without any predetermined conceptions of these matters is an example of which of the following?

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A) variable 
B) hypothesis 
C) grounded theory 
D) operationalization 
E) reliability

Question 12

What kind of analysis is usually aimed at understanding patterns of social relationships in small-scale social settings and the meanings people attach to those relationships?

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A) annotative 
B) connotative 
C) quantitative 
D) qualitative 
E) statistical

Question 13

To be included in a representative sample,respondents must:

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A) select themselves 
B) be selected according to whether the researcher considers them appropriate subjects 
C) not appear in a sampling frame 
D) have an unknown and zero chance of being selected from a sampling frame 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

If a researcher who is studying social class is able to use variables that are meaningful to the participants,the standards are said to meet ____ criteria for validity in that setting.

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A) internal 
B) external 
C) sociological 
D) grounded 
E) all of these choices

Question 15

Someone who would ignore contradictory evidence because they challenge cherished beliefs is creating their ideas from what kind of observation?

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A) selective observation 
B) casual observation 
C) direct observation 
D) indirect observation 
E) participant observation

Question 16

Explain all of the stages of research involved in investigating a social problem that interests you.

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Question 17

A researcher who spends time with subjects in the places where they naturally congregate is engaged in which type of research?

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A) the Hawthorne effect 
B) participant observation 
C) validation 
D) surveying 
E) experimentation

Question 18

Sociological research attempts to overcome nonscientific thinking by following a rigorous six-step model.Usually,the first step in this process is:

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A) reviewing the literature 
B) selecting a research method 
C) formulate a research question 
D) collecting the data 
E) analyzing the data

Question 19

Define participant observation.

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Question 20

Two observers standing on a street corner saw an automobile accident.While both observers witnessed the same event,they disagreed over which driver was responsible for the accident.This is an example of knowledge based on:

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