Quiz.2

Which of the following affect the methods used by sociological researchers?

A.What they want to accomplish B. the methods they are trained in and feel comfortable with C. time available to complete their projects D. the resources and funds available E. all the above

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 sociological research method?

Conduct a literature review

A paradigm shift is a major break in the assumptions that are used to understand the world. What causes a paradigm shift?

New data forces a new way of looking at the world

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

The experimental group receives the independent variable, and the control group does not.

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

True

What kind of question usually produces a wide variety of responses by allowing respondents to answer in whatever way seems appropriate to them?

an open-ended question

The order in which a questionnaire asks about different issues cannot affect the way people resond.

false

Sociologists who administer interviews can only gather data from a limited number of people because:

interviews are too time consuming

Which of the following research techniques focuses on gaining an insider's perspective of the everyday lives of subjects under investigation, often dispelling stereotypes about the group being investigated?

participant observation

If you observe a group in order to determine its norms, values, rules, and meanings, then what kind of research are you doing?

qualitative research

As long as correct sampling techniques are used, researchers can make generalizations about a large population from a much smaller sample.

true

Sociologists try to conduct interviews that are both systematic and more scientific than those conducted by journalists.

true

If a researcher allows his own values and opinions to affect his analysis, he is guilty of:

bias

According to the scientific method, what are the steps in research, and what order should they be completed?

form a hypothesis, define variables, predict outcomes, collect data, analyze data