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What is an appropriate goal for social science research study?
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ANSWER: both a and b
a) an attempt ot predict people's attitudes about abortion, based on religion values b) attempting to descirbe men vs women's attitudes about abortion |
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A Professor said flashcards were not a good way to understand material so you choose not to use flashcards in her class. This is an example of which way of knowing?
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ANSWER: authority
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"empirical nature of science"
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Scientific process that involves making conscience, deliberate observations across many different contexts
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What is the process by when scientists make sure that it is high quality research and experts evaluate the work ahead?
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ANSWER: peer review
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A researcher is interested in studying one's enjoyment of the office. Researcher recorded how many smiles, laughs, and smirks there were. These represent:
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ANSWER: Operational definition of enjoyment
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Which level of measurement has an absolute, true zero?
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ANSWER: Ratio
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True or False: A scale can be reliable but not valid.
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True
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When a measure captures all of the dimensions in a particular concept, it is said to have which type of validity?
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ANSWER: Content validity
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When a careful look at a measure indicates that it appears to be measuring what it is supposed to measure, it is said to have which type of validity?
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ANSWER: Face validity
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To gauge people's reactions to the presidential debate, Gallup conducts a survey in which adults in Ohio homes are contacted by random digit dialing. What type of sample is Gallup using?
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ANSWER: Simple random sample
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(To gauge people's reactions to the presidential debate, Gallup conducts a survey in which adults in Ohio homes are contacted by random digit dialing)
Same above scenario: From this sampling technique, the results could be generalized to which of the following populations? |
ANSWER: Adult Ohioans (with phones)
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