Exam 2 Research Methods

when we say that the research interview is "secondary" relationship, we mean that

the interviewer has a practical, utilitarian goal

one of the effects of using closed-ended questions rather than open-ended questions in a survey is

the list of alternatives serves to remind people of responses that they may not have thought of otherwise

operational definitions are at which of the following levels in the research process?

the research level

the proportion of a sample that completes and returns a questionnaire or agrees to be interviewd is called

the response rate

measurement is part of the scientific process that involves moving from ___ to ____

theoretical to concrete

What is true of surveys?

they only measure what people say about their thoughts, feelings and behaviors

When using a mailed questionnaire, research has shown that, after ________ follow up letter(s), additional follow ups will generate relatively few additional responses.

two

Which of the following does the text recommend regarding contacting interview respondents

all of the answers

which of the following is an advantage(s) of questionnaires as a survey research technique in contrast to interviews?

all of the answers represent advantages

an "indicator" in both research and practice is best defined as

an observation that is assumed to be evidence of the attributes or properties of something

the term "qualtrics" refers to

an online survey organization that can be used by researchers doing surveys

which of the following has research shown to occur when an interviewer and respondent differ in terms of race or social distance?

more socially acceptable answers are obtained

the text refers to "measurement" as the process of

operationalizing concepts

Regarding the order of questions in a questionnaire

opinion questions should be placed before factual ones

the "structure" of an interview refers to

the degree of freedom the interview has in conducting the interview

as a guideline, the text suggests that any response rate less than ____ in a survey is highly suspect as far as representativeness is concerned

50%

in general, open-ended questions would be most appropriate to use in a survey when

conducting an exploratory study with little theoretical development

which of the following is not one of the ways of conducting online surveys?

doing a telephone survey

the purpose of probes in an interview is to

elicit clearer and more complete responses

which o the following is an advantage of focus groups in comparison to more structured, single-person interviews

focus groups cost less

when an interview involves topics of sexual behavior, research suggests that more valid responses can be gained from respondents when

interviewer and respondent are of the same gender

which of the following is not mentioned in the text as a problem with online surveys

interviewer falsification

which of the following is an advantage of interviews over questionnaires as a survey research technique

interviews allow for more control over factors such as who answers the question

"Our community needs more recreational programs for its youth, and taxes should be raised to finance them." if this statement were used to measure attitudes in a survey, what error or problem does it suffer from?

it is two questions in one