MCQ

Multiple Choice Quiz

This activity contains 25 questions.

	In sociology,      research is dictated by the theoretical perspective    theory always precedes research.    theory can be developed independent of research    the relationship between theory and research is cyclical.    research always precedes theory

	Of all of the steps in the research process, the one that typically takes the most time is      formulating the problem.    developing a hypothesis.    evaluation of the results.    data collection.    selecting a research method.

	The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as __________________.      indices    variables    theories    populations    ideas

	In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a(n) __________________________.      quantitative theorem    hypothesis    theory    scale    operational definition

	When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results, the measure is said to be __________________________.      valid    instrumental    factual    internally consistent    reliable

	Which of the following was not identified as a major research design?      surveys    ethnography    experiments    secondary research    field research

	________________________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest.      Triangulation    Field research    Cluster sampling    Variation    Ethnography

	_________________________ involves the transformation of raw data into numbers to make it suitable for further analysis.      Conceptualization    Factoring    Enumeration    Coding    Classification

	A mean, median and mode are all examples of __________________________.      measures of central tendency    measures of variation    measures of enumeration    measures of correlation    measures of coefficients

	Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable?      internal consistency    theory    correlation    time order    elimination of spuriousness

	A researcher was able to prove that, on average, as age increases, eyesight declines. In research terminology this is called a(n) __________________________.      spurious relationship    observation    measure of central tendency    correlation    variation

	What research method is popular because it is comparatively inexpensive and well-suited to studying large numbers of people?      surveys    participant observation    content analysis    experiments    interviews

	In order to qualify as a random sample      every sub-sample of the population must be represented.    a phone book must be used to generate random names.    the researcher must pre-test the subjects.    at least 100 people must be selected.    every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen.

	Closed-ended questions increase the return rate of the questionnaire because      the questions are clearly worded.    the answers are mutually exclusive.    they are easy and quick to answer.    they involve no thought on the part of the respondent.    they cover the return postage.

	A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30, age 30-40, age 40-50 and age 50+, violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for questionnaires?      mutually exclusive    comprehensive    relevant    exhaustive    tangible

	A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their level of education and includes response categories of some high school, high school, and university, violated which important rule for constructing close-ended items for questionnaires?      comprehensive    exhaustive    mutually exclusive    tangible    relevant

	A major disadvantage of using mail questionnaires to collect data is ________________________________.      the mail is slow    the inability to follow-up    the response rate    some respondents are paranoid    the cost of the stamps

	The major advantage of interviews is ___________________________.      the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent    the response rate is high    that people are more likely to be honest    they are not time consuming    that the researcher can ask more detailed questions

	Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of _________________.      secondary research    field research    non-participant observation    ethnography    qualitative research

	Collecting information regarding crime control from several countries would be a good example of a(n) _____________________      an international approach    content analysis    field research    comparative approach    ethnography

	A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called _________________________.      content analysis    field research    ethnography    an unobtrusive measure    qualitative analysis

	In order for field research to be successful, the researcher must be _________________________.      fluent in several languages    unobtrusive    tactful    discreet    creative

	In participant observation research, the role of the "complete participant" forces the researcher to be      open and honest about his/her intentions.    discreet about his/her research.    taking copious notes.    with the group for months and sometimes years.    close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying.

	When a researcher is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is, this person is probably assuming the role of _____________________.      social scientist    secondary observer    participant-as-observer    ethnographer    complete participant

	According to feminists, an androcentric bias in research is the direct result of      the funding of certain projects.    women not being objective.    assuming that men and women are the same.    a lack of female researchers.    using males as the accepted norm.