RSCH 201 Quiz 4
Observation is:
An observed behavior or attitude
Longitudinal survey design gathers what type of data?
Data from several points in time
Evaluation research is:
Designed to assess the effectiveness of campaigns, programs, or products either before or while they are being developed or after their completion
Political polls are:
Detailed accounts of who is leading whom in the run for office during an election
Random Assignment is:
Different groups of people randomly chosen and placed in groups
A concern when designing a survey is:
I GOT THIS WRONG!!! but i put: Getting enough of a population to show the data proves your point
What is an example of an independent variable?
I GOT THIS WRONG!!! but i put: Showing an advertisement and hoping for varied results
From which area of study do the following steps evolve? (1) Identify a problem, (2) develop research questions, (3) select a research design, (4) collect data, (5) analyze data, (6) present findings, and (7) discuss findings?
Social Sciences
What do cross-sectional surveys assume?
That variables and processes are reaching stability but some will constantly change
Discourse analysis is the study of:
all of these
Theoretical sampling is a sample of what?
all of these
Qualitative research is:
interpretive
Ethnography is:
study of culture
Trend studies measure what?
- Changes or trends in people beliefs - Correlations between variables at different points of time
Two types of variables in research are:
- Independent - Dependent
A complete-member researcher is:
A researcher who are already members or are already affiliated with a group
A complete observer is:
A researcher who has little or no interaction with those being observed
An observer-as-participant is:
A researcher who has some level of involvement in the group but remains an observer
According to the text, a study of experience is called:
Phenomenology
Characteristics of qualitative research differ from quantitative research in that it is
Qualitative research is studied in a natural setting
