sociological research quiz

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Reliability is defined by the text as

A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced

A hypothesis can be defined as:

A testable proposition

Qualitative sociology can be defined as:

In-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data

Kendra is researching the effects of vitamin C on test-taking ability. Before the exam, Kendra gives group A orange juice, and group B water. Vitamin C is the ______.

Independent variable

The term value neutrality is defined by the text as

A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results

Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a(n) _____.

Ethnography

In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.

Participant observation

Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method

Quantitative

Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?

Receive corroboration from the field

A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________

The Hawthorne Effect


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