Quiz 02 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

What is the first step in the scientific method?
a) reviewing the literature
b) defining the problem
c) formulating a testable hypothesis
d) selecting the research design and then collecting and analyzing the data

Question 2:

__________ is a speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables.
a) An operational definition
b) A theory
c) An hypothesis
d) A correlation

Question 3:

One of the difficulties in 'operationalizing' concepts like social class is that:
a) definitions and indicators can vary, making valid comparisons problematic
b) there are no reliable indicators of such widely contested ideas
c) it takes all the fun out of using sociological imagination
d) it has little use for applied, empirical research about the topic

Question 4:

Pre-testing a survey is useful for:
a) finding out which topics are important to the respondents
b) testing out your computer analysis
c) identifying any problems with the wording and organization of questions
d) deciding which respondents to leave out of the final sample

Question 5:

Which of the following is the main problem with pseudo-surveys?
a) they are often not really questionnaires
b) they do not produce any reliable results
c) the environmental conditions are often not favourable
d) the sample of people used is not random

Question 6:

Producing the same measurement for the same phenomenon repeatedly is known as:
a) sampling accuracy
b) reliability
c) validity
d) predictability

Question 7:

Which type of validity is established by the degree to which a measure captures the various meanings of a concept?
a) construct
b) external
c) content
d) face

Question 8:

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to the larger population refers to:
a) internal validity
b) face validity
c) reliability
d) external validity

Question 9:

Within sociology, __________ is a set of statements that seeks to conceptualize problems, actions, or behaviour.
a) a theory
b) a hypothesis
c) an operational definition
d) a correlation

Question 10:

In Durkheim's research on suicide, he most likely used which kind of research technique?
a) ethnography
b) documentation
c) secondary analysis
d) historical analysis

Question 11:

According to the author, one major advantage of field research is:
a) the flexible hours
b) the ability to interact with other people
c) the collection of large amounts of meaningful information
d) that errors in research design can be adjusted and changed

Question 12:

If you wanted to find out in-depth information on how cliques develop among young children in school, what method of research would be most appropriate?
a) survey
b) documentation
c) in-depth interviews
d) participant observation

Question 13:

If you wanted to look at how sex has been advertised in magazines over the last ten years, what method of research would be most appropriate?
a) pseudo-survey
b) content analysis
c) historical analysis
d) secondary data analysis

Question 14:

The term 'feminist standpoint' suggests:
a) that studying women will provide a less distorted understanding of the world
b) the importance of recognizing the difference and diversity in women's lives
c) that studying society from the perspective of men and women will produce the best results
d) a tendency to ignore the gendered nature of knowledge

Question 15:

Ethnographic research often produces qualitative data because:
a) the findings are amenable to statistical analysis
b) it uncovers detailed accounts from an insider's perspective
c) it is conducted over a period of several years
d) it compares findings from a number of different cases

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Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition - Chapter 02