SOSC-3025-04 - Social Science Research Methods

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An independent variable is a:

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a. theoretical concept

b. variable influencing other variables

c. variable influenced by other variables

d. set of attributes

e. either a variable influencing other variables or a variable influenced by others

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Thinking about her classes, Sally realizes that she speaks a lot in the three classes where the instructor is female and that she rarely speaks in the two classes with male instructors. She begins to list all her college courses, the gender of the professor and whether or not she spoke in the class. She notices that she tends to speak in classes where the instructor is female and rarely speaks when the instructor is male. Sally is using:

Select one:

a. inductive reasoning

b. qualitative analysis

c. deductive reasoning

d. ordinary human inquiry

e. all of these choices

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Qualitative explanations tend to be _________ and quantitative explanations tend to be ___ :

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a. both tend to be idiographic

b. both tend to be nomothetic

c. idiographic, nomothetic

d. nomothetic, idiographic

e. there is no tendency

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Which of the following illustrates the use of the inductive method?

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a. Hypothesis, observations, accept or reject hypothesis

b. Observations, pattern finding, and generalizations

c. Theory, hypothesis, observations, generalizations

d. Theory, observations, and generalizations

e. Generalizations, theory, and observations

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A ____ is a testable statement about a relationship between two variables.

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a. theory

b. paradigm

c. relationship

d. empirical correlation

e. hypothesis

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Which of the following statements BEST fits Dunlap’s definition of a hypothesis?

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a. Gender is related to jury verdict

b. Gender is positively related to jury verdict

c. Gender is negatively related to jury verdict

d. Women are positively related to jury verdicts

e. Women are more likely than men to acquit on jury verdicts

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Which of the following statements BEST exemplifies a null hypothesis?

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a. There is no relationship between gender and jury verdict

b. Men are more likely than women to vote to convict on juries

c. Women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries

d. Men are more likely to hang a jury (create a jury that cannot arrive at a verdict) than are women

e. Men are more likely than women to vote to convict and women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries

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The topic of surrogate mothers interested Professor Snyder. Snyder read the available materials on the topic and wanted to develop an age, education, and income profile of women who serve as surrogate mothers in the United States. To develop this profile, Snyder should undertake a(n):

Select one:

a. trend study

b. descriptive study

c. explanatory study

d. panel study

e. cohort study

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There is a strong correlation between the number of firefighters that show up at a fire and the amount of damage produced by the fire. The size of the fire influences both the number of firefighters and the amount of damage. This illustrates that the relationship between the number of firefighters and the amount of damage is:

Select one:

a. caused by a third factor

b. causal

c. not correlational

d. a real relationship

e. cannot tell from the information given

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Professor Root was studying the arrest rates for drunken driving 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:

Select one:

a. ecological fallacy

b. individualistic fallacy

c. usefulness of good deductive reasoning

d. importance of trend studies

e. reductionist fallacy

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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

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The 2000 Census is a ________ study that when used with another decennial census could be considered a ________ study.

Select one:

a. cross-sectional, trend

b. cross-sectional, panel

c. cross-sectional, cohort

d. cross-sectional, cross-sectional

e. trend, cohort

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Abstracts

Select one:

a. should give you a good idea as to whether you will want to read the rest of the article

b. should give you a framework for reading the rest of the article

c. may raise questions in your mind regarding methods or conclusions

d. may create an agenda to pursue in reading the article

e. all of these choices are correct

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Which of the following is NOT plagiarism?

Select one:

a. Using another writer's exact words without using quotation marks

b. Taking a passage of eight or more words without a citation

c. Editing anothers words and presenting those as your own

d. Paraphrasing anothers words and presenting those as your own

e. All of these choices illustrate plagiarism

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Which of the following statements is FALSE about the purpose of a literature review? Literature reviews should:

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a. point out general agreements and disagreements among previous researchers

b. show where your research fits into the general body of scientific knowledge

c. lay the groundwork for your study

d. show why your research may have value in the larger scheme of things

e. all of these choices about literature reviews are TRUE

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