Sociology Quiz 2: Research

Which methodology MOST closely resembles the scientific method?

experimental research

What does it mean if a sasmple of sociological research is representative?

A smaller group of people studied can tell us something about a larger group.

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

analyze data

A graduate student is almost done with his dissertation when he is informed that twenty years ago, someone did a similar project and already demonstrated what he had hoped to be the first to discover. What basic step of the scientific method should have saved him from this problem?

reviewing the literature

You want to conduct some sociological research on whether people on social networking sites are less likely to meet in person as a result of their online community participation. What is the next step in the scientific method?

Conduct a literature review

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

Correlation, causation

When conducting experiments, how is the experimental group different from the control group?

The experimental group is administered the independent variable, while the control group is not

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

The larger group of people about whom he or she wishes to study

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

choose a research design or method

What uses an inductive method that involves collecting data and then generating theory by looking for relationships among categories?

grounded theory

Survey research tends to produce quantitative data. One key advantage of this kind of data is that it

is easy to transmit to the public

A closed-ended question is one that

limits the possible responses

What will a good researcher always do after formulating a general research question?

review the literature relevant to his or her topic

A simple random sample is defined as a sample

that provides the same chance of being included to every member of the population

What is the scientific method?

the procedure for acquiring and collecting concrete data