Soc 4

Front 1

We construct a _______ by simply accumulating scores to individual attributes

Back 1

index

Front 2

T/F

Scales are generally superior to index

Back 2

TRUE

Front 3

which of the follwing represents decisions that must be made when scoring indexes?

Back 3

-one must descide the range of index scores that are desirable

-one must decide how to assign scores for each response

Front 4

_____ is the process of testing the validity of measure by examining its relationshop to other indicators of same variable

Back 4

external validity

Front 5

T/F

typologies should always be avoided in social research

Back 5

FALSE

Front 6

T/F

set of questionaire items tha a researcher applies a guttman scale to on one data set will usually produce the same gutman scale on another data set.

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

giving a set of judges a large number of items that are thought to be indicators of given variable and asking them to estimate how straong an indicator of the variable each item is, is a technique used in constucting a ________ scale.

Back 7

thurstone

Front 8

T/F
scales take into consideration the intensity with which different items reflect the variable being measured.

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

a _____ scale is a measurement technique for dtermining the willingness of peopl to partcipate in social relations - varying degree of close ness - with other kinds of people

Back 9

Borgardus social distance scale

Front 10

what do indexes and scales have in common?

Back 10

they rank order the units of analysis in terms of specific variables.

Front 11

___ sampling is employed in field research where by each person interveiwed may be asked to suggest additional people for interviewing

Back 11

Snowball

Front 12

As Sample size increases, the standard error __________ in size

Back 12

decreases

Front 13

t/f
cluster sampling may be used when it is impossible to compile an exhaustive list of elements composing the target population

Back 13

TRUE

Front 14

a sampling interval of 5 was used to select a sample from population of 1000. how many elements are to be in the sample?

Back 14

200

Front 15

experiments are especially well suited for research projects involving..

Back 15

limited concepts,well defined concepts, hypothesis testing.

ALL THE ABOVE

Front 16

a ______ experiment eliminates the possiblity of a researcher prejudging results.

Back 16

double blind

Front 17

_____ refers to the possiblity that the conlcusion drawn from experimental results may not accurately reflect what has gone on in the experiment itself.

Back 17

internal validity

Front 18

natural experiments are most likely to resemble which of the following designs?

Back 18

static-group comparision

Front 19

which is the cheif advantage of controlled experiment?

Back 19

the isolation of the experimental variable's impact over time.

Front 20

among the requirements for the classical experimental design is a post test measurement of the..

Back 20

dependant variable for both the experimental and control groups.

Front 21

t/f
the problem is external validity refers to the generalizability of results.

Back 21

TRUE

Front 22

t/f
in a natural experiment, the research does NOT manipulate the independant variable

Back 22

TRUE

Front 23

a ____ is an instrument specifically designed to elicit information that will be useful for analysis

Back 23

questionaire

Front 24

a ______ is a survey question intended for only some respondents, determined by their responses to some other question

Back 24

contingency question

Front 25

The major problem with secondary analysis pertains to...

Back 25

validity

Front 26

which of these are among many advantages tha underlie the growing popularity of telephone surveys?

Back 26

money, time, conveneice.

ALL the ABOVE

Front 27

which guideline does the follwing questionnaire item violate?

"would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the us?"

Back 27

avoid negative items.

Front 28

t/f
opened ended questions are comparable to multiple choice questions and closed ended questions are comparable to essay questions.

Back 28

FALSE

Front 29

when using field research, you're confronted wit.h..

Back 29

-decisions about role you'll play as observer
- your relations with ppl you're observing

both A and B

Front 30

_____ is an old tradition in qualitative reserach based on assumption that an objective social reality exists and can be observed and reported accuratley

Back 30

Naturalism

Front 31

_____ describes when the subjects of social research may react to the fact of being studied, thus altering their behavior from what it would have been normally.

Back 31

reactivity

Front 32

t/f
the naturalist approach is based on telling "their" stories the way they "really are," not the way the ethnographer understands "them"

Back 32

TRUE

Front 33

IN a _____ , typically 12-15 ppl are brought together to engage in a guided discussion of some topic.

Back 33

Focus group

Front 34

in comparison to surveys and experiments, field research has ____ validity and ____ reliability.

Back 34

high validity, low reliablity

Front 35

what may be examined in the content analysis?

Back 35

books, magazines, webpages

ALL the ABOVE

Front 36

which type of research does not require the researcher to intrude on what he or she is studying?

Back 36

unobstructive research

Front 37

wwhich occurs when you obtain a copy of someone else's data and undeertake your own statistical analysis?

Back 37

secondary data

Front 38

which are types of unobstructive research methods?

Back 38

content analysis, analysis of existing statistics, comparitve and historical research.

ALL the above

Front 39

________ are individual units that we make descriptive and explanatory statements about.

Back 39

unit of analysis

Front 40

when we base research on an analysis of data that already exsists, we face problems of ___

Back 40

validity

Front 41

t/f
in data collection and analysis, the determination of unit of analysis occurs after sample.

Back 41

FALSE, occurs at beginning

Front 42

which are illustrative of unobstructive observations?

Back 42

-examining floor tiles to determine which exhibits are popular
-examiing number of beer cans on campus to determine beer consumption
-examining wear of tires of squad cars to determine extend of police patrols.


ALL THE ABOVE

Front 43

_____ is the general term for samples selected in accord with probability.

Back 43

probability sample

Front 44

the unit about which information is collected and that provides the basis analysis is called an ______

Back 44

element

Front 45

the cheif purpose of probability samlping is to be able to select

Back 45

sample who's stats will accuratly portray unknown population perimater.

Front 46

a summary of description of a variable in a sample is called a ____.

Back 46

statistics

Front 47

a _______ population is that aggregation of elements from which a sample is actually selected.

Back 47

study

Front 48

what does external validity provide?

Back 48

larger sample has better external validity. cant generelize

Front 49

collection of dataa and how it relates to the subject you're discussing

Back 49

internal validity

Front 50

requirements for experimental design?

Back 50

controlled group given placebo and experimental group the real one.

Front 51

what should not have overlap in categories; uniformity of response.

Back 51

mutually exhaustive.

Front 52

classifications of observations in terms of attributes on 2 or more variables

Back 52

typologies

Front 53

range of values within which population parameter is estimated to lie

Back 53

confidence interval

Front 54

technique for assigning experimental subjects to experimental and control groups randomly

Back 54

representativeness

Front 55

empricial data you've already collected

Back 55

guttman scale