Soc 204 Test Bank 2 Ch 2

1. Alexis wants to research the 1960s feminist movement. She reads articles from the time period, watches documentaries, reads scholarly journals on the topic, and listens to interviews of influential women from the movement. What kind of research method is Alexis using?

2. Reliability is defined by the text as:

3. John wants to study whether a larger number of laptops available to students at his school lead to higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable.

4. Quincia is studying how the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a(n) -_____.

5. A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teachers reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________.

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a sociological hypothesis? a. The more study halls students are given during the school day, the worse they perform on their tests.

7. Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice, and group B water. Vitamin C is the ______.

8. The term interpretive framework can be defined as:

9. Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers body images. He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research method?

10. Which of the following is an example of nonreactive research?

11. Miguel is doing a research paper on New York Citys Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______.

12. Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Sociological Associations code of ethics?

13. The term value neutrality is defined by the text as:

14. Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American publics perception of World War II. This is an example of ______.

15. Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice?

16. Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct?

17. What is the importance of interpretive framework?

18. Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?

19. Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, and found the same results. Kevins study had a high level of _____.

20. In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen attends pledge-week activities and pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.

21. A measurement is considered ______ if it actually measures what it is intended to measure, according to the topic of the study.

22. Sociological studies test relationships in which change in one ______ causes change in another.

23. In a study, a group of ten-year-old boys are fed doughnuts every morning for a week and then weighed to see how much weight they gained. Which factor is the dependent variable?

24. Which statement provides the best operational definition of childhood obesity?

25. Which materials are considered secondary data?

26. What method did researchers John Mihelich and John Papineau use to study Parrotheads?

27. Why is choosing a random sample an effective way to select participants?

28. What research method did John S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd mainly use in their Middletown study?

29. The main difference between ethnography and other types of participant observation is:

30. Which best describes the results of a case study?

31. Using secondary data is considered an unobtrusive or ________ research method.

32. Which statement illustrates value neutrality?

33. Which person or organization defined the concept of value neutrality?

34. To study the effects of fast food on lifestyle, health, and culture, from which group would a researcher ethically be unable to accept funding?

35. A case study is an in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual.

36. Aapplying a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand.

37. Correlation is when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable and necessarily indicates causation.

38. a dependent variables is a variable that is changed by other variables.

39. In an experiment, the researcher observes a complete social setting and all that it entails.

40. Field research is gathering data from a natural environment without doing a lab experiment or a survey.

41. when study subjects behave in a certain manner due to their awareness of being observed by a researcher.

42. A testable educated guess about predicted outcomes between two or more variables.

43. Variables that cause changes in other variables.

44. A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing.

45. An established scholarly research method that involves asking a question, researching existing sources, forming a hypothesis, designing and conducting a study, and drawing conclusions.

46. Literature review is a scholarly research step that entails identifying and studying existing studies on a topic to create a basis for new research.

47. a technique in which the results of virtually all previous studies on a specific subject are evaluated together is called:

48. Hypersensitive research methods us secondary data, does not include direct contact with subjects and will not alter or influence peoples behaviors.

49. A specific explanation of abstract concepts that a researcher plans to study is known as a:

50. A population is a defined group serving as the subject of a study.

51. Primary data are collected from archives.

52. Qualitative data comprise information that is subjective and often based on what is seen in a natural setting

53. Qualitative data represent research collected in numerical form that can be counted.

54. A researcher might us a random sample in a study to represent a larger population

55. Reliability is a measure of a studys consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced

56. In secondary data analysis collects data using survey methods and applies new interpretations.

57. Surveys collect data from subjects who respond to a series of questions about behaviors and opinions, often in the form of a questionnaire and can be conducted by

58. Validity is the degree to which a sociological measure accurately reflects the topic of study.

59. value neutrality is a practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results

60. The degree to which a sociological measure accurately reflects the topic of study is referred to as: