LSCC - SYG 2000 (Chapter 2) - METHODS
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#01 Q
The variable that is the CAUSE -
#01 A
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
(does NOT depend upon other variables...stands "independently"; and causes the DEPENDENT variable) -
#02 Q
A precise statement of the meaning of a variable (for measurement). -
#02 A
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION -
#03 Q
The term for when variables are measured several times and yield the same result -
#03 A
RELIABLE -
#04 Q
The type of relationship in the following research example:
More study = higher test scores
Less study = lower test scores -
#04 A
POSITIVE relationship -
#05 Q
A third variable that is used to determine whether there is an alternative explanation for the apparent relationship between the INDEPENDENT and DEPENDENT variables -
#05 A
CONTROL VARIABLE -
#06 Q
The term for abstract concepts that cannot be measured directly (intelligence, happiness, power, etc.) -
#06 A
CONSTRUCT -
#07 Q
Members of EXPERIMENTAL and CONTROL groups should have these characteristics in common (list 3) -
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1) Age
2) Sex
3) Educational level -
#08 Q
The term for the attempt of research subjects to please the researcher rather than respond to the subject of the study -
#08 A
HAWTHORNE EFFECT
(also: Reactivity) -
#09 Q
The most widely used type of research design in modern sociology -
#09 A
Survey research -
#10 Q
The three most common types of survey research -
#10 A
1) Questionnaires
2) Telephone interviews
3) Personal interviews -
#11 Q
The one method of survey research that is considered the most thorough and reliable -
#11 A
Personal interviews -
#12 Q
The type of research required for multivariate analysis -
#12 A
Survey Research
(with a large N) -
#13 Q
Type(s) of research can be influenced by REACTIVITY -
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1) Participant observation
2) Surveys
3) Experiments -
#14 Q
The form of field observation research in which the researcher does NOT become involved -
#14 A
UNOBTRUSIVE observation -
#15 Q
Mean, median and mode are three common measurements of this -
#15 A
CENTRAL TENDENCY -
#16 Q
A primary existing data source that may be used for sociological research -
#16 A
the U.S. Census Bureau -
#19 Q
This is the most significant disadvantage of UNOBTRUSIVE OBSERVATION -
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The tendency to be somewhat lacking in depth (detail) -
#18 Q
This is the variable that is the EFFECT -
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DEPENDENT variable
(depends upon and is caused by the INDEPENDENT variable)