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18 Cards in this Set
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#01 Q
The variable that is the CAUSE |
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (does NOT depend upon other variables...stands "independently"; and causes the DEPENDENT variable) |
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#02 Q
A precise statement of the meaning of a variable (for measurement). |
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION |
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#03 Q
The term for when variables are measured several times and yield the same result |
#03 A
RELIABLE |
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#04 Q
The type of relationship in the following research example: More study = higher test scores Less study = lower test scores |
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POSITIVE relationship |
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#05 Q
A third variable that is used to determine whether there is an alternative explanation for the apparent relationship between the INDEPENDENT and DEPENDENT variables |
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CONTROL VARIABLE |
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#06 Q
The term for abstract concepts that cannot be measured directly (intelligence, happiness, power, etc.) |
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CONSTRUCT |
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#07 Q
Members of EXPERIMENTAL and CONTROL groups should have these characteristics in common (list 3) |
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1) Age 2) Sex 3) Educational level |
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#08 Q
The term for the attempt of research subjects to please the researcher rather than respond to the subject of the study |
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HAWTHORNE EFFECT (also: Reactivity) |
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#09 Q
The most widely used type of research design in modern sociology |
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Survey research |
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#10 Q
The three most common types of survey research |
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1) Questionnaires 2) Telephone interviews 3) Personal interviews |
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#11 Q
The one method of survey research that is considered the most thorough and reliable |
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Personal interviews |
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#12 Q
The type of research required for multivariate analysis |
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Survey Research (with a large N) |
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#13 Q
Type(s) of research can be influenced by REACTIVITY |
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1) Participant observation 2) Surveys 3) Experiments |
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#14 Q
The form of field observation research in which the researcher does NOT become involved |
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UNOBTRUSIVE observation |
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#15 Q
Mean, median and mode are three common measurements of this |
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CENTRAL TENDENCY |
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#16 Q
A primary existing data source that may be used for sociological research |
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the U.S. Census Bureau |
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#19 Q
This is the most significant disadvantage of UNOBTRUSIVE OBSERVATION |
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The tendency to be somewhat lacking in depth (detail) |
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#18 Q
This is the variable that is the EFFECT |
#18 A
DEPENDENT variable (depends upon and is caused by the INDEPENDENT variable) |
