Chapter 2 Quiz - Social Investigation

T or F. A variable that causes change in another variable is called the "dependent variable."

False

T or F. Conducting interviews with 100 college students in a course would take no more time than having them all complete a questionnaire when they come to class.

False

T or F. Inductive logical thought turns theory into testable hypotheses.

False

T or F. Just walking up to people on the street is a convenient and correct way to generate a random sample.

False

T or F. Participant observation research is usually explanatory, which means that it identifies cause and effect relationships.

False

T or F. Carrying out research on Hispanic people, Asian people, or people of any distinctive ethnicity or category demands that researchers be sensitive to how subjects will interpret a researcher's words and actions.

True

In making judgments about how society should be improved, the ____ approach in sociology rejects Max Weber's goal that researchers should be value-free. a. Interpretive b. Critical c. Scientific d. Positivist

b. Critical

Joseph Ewoodzie's research to learn about homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi is an example of: a. An experiment b. A survey c. Participant observation d. Secondary analysis

c. Participant observation

The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be "value-free" in the conduct of their research was: a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim c. Herbert Spencer d. Max Weber

d. Max Weber

In the process of measurement, reliability refers to: a. Whether you are really measuring what you want to measure b. How dependable the researcher is c. Whether or not everyone agrees with the study's results d. Whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results

d. Whether repeating the measurement yields consistent results