Quiz 2

A  test

B  intervening

C  dependent

D  independent

A  Only two variables may be included in any particular study.

B  A variable must always be as abstract as possible.

C  A variable must always be very concrete and straightforward.

D  Research is often designed to discover how variables influence each other.

A  All sociological research follows the model of hypothesis.

B  A hypothesis may be either accepted or rejected.

C  Only qualitative studies use hypotheses.

D  A hypothesis is a demonstration of fact.

A  An outline of steps that will take place

B  A logical argument with evidence presented

C  A list of possible outcomes

D  If–then statements

A  qualitative

B  quantitative

C  historical

D  deductive

A  A plan of analysis

B  A hypothesis 

C  A variable

D  A theory

A  review the relevant literature.

B  explore possible conflicts of interest.

C  have it reviewed by an ethics committee.

D  identify available funding.

A  A replication study is useful only if the first study was conducted incorrectly or if there are other reasons to be suspicious of the results.

B  A replication study can demonstrate the reliability of the original findings and indicate what changes have occurred since the original study was conducted.

C  Unless there is a well-founded suspicion of deliberate fraud, there is no reason to replicate a study.

D  A replication is usually less expensive because most of the work has previously been done.

A  It is always important to consider who owns the website, as some corporations and organizations may be motivated to misstate research findings.

B  Popular media websites virtually never misstate, exaggerate, or otherwise distort research findings.

C  It’s best to find a handful of websites that you’re comfortable with and stick to them, even if they do sometimes distort research findings.

D  There really are no longer any reasonably reliable websites. It is best to rely on professional journals.

A  All of these may be a source.

B  an observation in everyday life.

C  past studies that one may want to expand further.

D  past research that one would like to develop a critique of.

A  fourth

B  third

C  second

D  first

A  interpretive observations.

B  replicated results.

C  introspection.

D  statistics.

A    

B  deductive

C  conceptual

D  inductive

E  applied

A  Deductive reasoning

B  Conceptual reasoning

C  Applied reasoning

D  Inductive reasoning

A  conceptual

B  deductive

C  inductive

D  applied

A  Sociology is never humanistic.

B  In sociological research, the theory must be testable.

C  Philosophy and personal beliefs are based on empirical evidence.

D  Sociology focuses only on social problems.

A  Finding research funding

B  Data analysis

C  Observation

D  Hypothesis testing

A  abstract reasoning

B  the inductive method

C  deductive reasoning

D  the scientific method

A  participant observation.

B  ethnography.

C  actor-action research.

D  subjective analysis.

A  survey research

B  participant observation.

C  content analysis.

D  unobtrusive observation.