SOC Chapter 2 Quiz

Jared is conducting a sociological research study on the underground music scene. He has just finished collecting data for the study. What is the next step Jared should take in the scientific method?

analyze data

If changing one variable seems to lead to a change in another variable, this shows ________ but does not necessarily prove ________.

correlation; causation

An advantage of surveys as a research method is that they allow respondents to speak in their own words and thereby accurately reflect their social reality.

false

Ethical guidelines for sociologists strictly prohibit deception.

false

Sociologists always try to incorporate some leading questions and double-barreled questions in order to vary the types of questions they ask in interviews.

false

Imagine you are a sociologist who wants to study how people decide what to include in their dating app profiles and the role of gender in these decisions. You've already conducted a thorough literature review on this topic. What is the next step in the scientific method?

form a hypothesis

In the 1980s, many politicians argued that listening to heavy metal music led teenagers to die by suicide. This is a(n) ________, although you might find this belief silly.

hypothesis

A researcher must identify a target population before engaging in sampling. What is the target population?

the larger group of people about whom they wish to generalize

The standard procedure for acquiring and verifying empirical knowledge, as well as building and testing a body of scientific theory that helps explain and predict different aspects of our world, is known as

the scientific method.

Ethnography and participant observation are often used interchangeably.

true

Sociologists try to follow the steps of the scientific method or approach to gather new empirical data that can change and deepen our understanding of human social life.

true

You will still have to sacrifice some types of information in order to acquire others even if you pick your research method carefully.

true

An ideal whereby researchers identify facts without allowing their own personal beliefs or biases to interfere is known as

value free sociology

What is an advantage of replicability in experiments?

Experiments can be performed again and again over time in order to measure change.

Why can sociologists who conduct interviews only gather data from a limited number of people?

Interviews are very time-consuming.

Kemi is conducting a sociological research study on differences in interactions between similar and dissimilar co-workers. After reviewing the literature, she developed a hypothesis and operationalized the variables she will study. What is the next step Kemi should take in the scientific method?

choose a research design or method

You are conducting research on violence in the media. In what part of the research process are you engaged if you are trying to decide whether "violence" includes words as well as actions?

defining the variables

The analysis of documents such as medical records, photographs, diaries, letters, newspapers, and song lyrics comprises which of the following types of data?

existing sources

________ researchers focus on the meaning of the social world from the perspective of those they study.

Qualitative

A hypothesis is a clear and precise definition of a variable.

false