Soc 101 - Introduction to Sociology » Fall 2020 » Chapter 2 iRAT

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Question #1
Reliability is defined by the text as:
A.   How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential. 
B.   How close the study’s results come to the experimenter’s hypothesis. 
C.   How well the study measures what it was designed to measure.
D.   A measure of a study’s consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.
Question #2
John wants to study whether a larger number of laptops available to students at his school lead to higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable.
A.   Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: John 
B.   Independent variable: John; Dependent variable: Grades
C.   Independent variable: Number of laptops; Dependent variable: Grades
D.   Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Number of laptops
Question #3
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) _____.
A.   Secondary data analysis 
B.   Ethnography
C.   Case study 
D.   Experiment 
Question #4
Tyson is researching whether actors on prime-time television and hit movies negatively impact teenagers’ body images. He is going undercover at a local high school to observe and participate with the students to better understand the world they live in. Tyson is conducting which research method?
A.   Surveys
B.   Experiments
C.   Secondary data analysis
D.   Field research
Question #5
Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City’s Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______.
A.   Experiment
B.   Overview 
C.   Case study
D.   Data analysis 
Question #6
The term value neutrality is defined by the text as:
A.   A study’s participants being randomly selected to serve as a representation of a larger population.
B.   The study of evolving ethics and morals in relation to sociological research.
C.   A systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand.
D.   A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results.
Question #7
Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct?
A.   Field research
B.   A survey
C.   An experiment 
D.   Secondary data analysis
Question #8
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 _____.
A.   Literature review 
B.   Participant observation
C.   Dependent variables 
D.   Secondary data analysis
Question #9
The term interpretive framework can be defined as:
A.   A basis for which sociologists determine whether their independent and dependent variables reflect the results. 
B.   A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing.
C.   An established scholarly research method that involves asking a question, researching existing sources, forming a hypothesis, designing and conducting a study, and drawing conclusions.
D.   Specific explanations of abstract concepts that a researcher plans to study
Question #10
Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice?
A.   Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment 
B.   Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict 
C.   Using a control group and an experimental group during observation
D.   Observing study participants without their consent

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