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
