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Question #1
Bob wanted to study college students at UCLA and levels of homesickness. To do this, he did a random sample and wound up surveying 200 students out of all of UCLA students. Please pick the population:
A.
only students who were not surveyed
B.
the 200 students he surveyed
C.
only students who were homesick
D.
all college students at UCLA
Question #2
Janice decided to study if students who listened to music while studying had higher grades than students who didn't listen to music. Choose the independent and dependent variable.
A.
Independent variable: Janice; Dependent variable: Grades
B.
Independent variable: Grades; Dependent variable: Music
C.
Independent variable: Music; Dependent variable: Grades
D.
Independent variable: Music; Dependent variable: Janice
Question #3
Which of the following is an example of nonreactive research?
A.
Interviews
B.
Experiments
C.
Secondary Data Analysis
D.
Participant Observation
Question #4
Jan is doing an experiment with human research subjects. She pays them $10 each to participate. After taking the money, one person demands to leave. Jan refuses to let them leave the experiment. This is an example of a violation of ________.
A.
experimental guidelines
B.
value neutrality
C.
no violation
D.
the code of ethics
Question #5
Agamemnon is studying the Columbine school shooting. To do this he flies to Colorado and tours the high school, he interviews witnesses to the event, scours police reports, and interviews the first responders. Agamemnon is conducting a(n) _____.
A.
Ethnography
B.
Experiment
C.
Case study
D.
Secondary data analysis
Question #6
______ is research collected in numerical form that can be counted.
A.
Primary Data
B.
Quantitative Data
C.
Secondary Data
D.
Qualitative Data
Question #7
Which of the following is a step in the scientific method?
A.
Report abuse
B.
Document value neutrality
C.
Research existing sources
D.
Receive corroboration from the field
Question #8
Betty is testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions. Betty is doing a(n):
A.
Survey
B.
Case study
C.
Ethnographic study
D.
Experiment
Question #9
Joanne is studying post traumatic stress disorder in American Civil War soldiers. She reads diaries written by the soldiers, their letters home, and notes from doctors who treated these men. What kind of research method is being utilized?
A.
Ethnography
B.
Surveys
C.
Experiments
D.
Secondary data analysis
Question #10
Jose was studying how college students behaved at parties. He went to college parties and blended in as a student while studying the interactions of the students there. This is an example of _____.
A.
Literature review
B.
Secondary data analysis
C.
Dependent variables
D.
Participant observation
Question #11
Pete is studying recently declassified photos and documents from the late 1930's detailing when U.S. officials realized the Holocaust was occurring. This is an example of ______.
A.
Interactive data
B.
Primary data
C.
Tertiary data
D.
Secondary data
Question #12
Researchers are not allowed to release confidential information. This is an example of:
A.
informed consent
B.
value neutrality
C.
research ethics
D.
attribution
Question #13
A group of auto workers is told that the president of the company will be visiting to see why production is so low. During the president's visit, the auto workers perform their duties beautifully and get more done than ever before. This is an example of _______.
A.
The Authority Effect
B.
The Cognizant Effect
C.
The Regressive Effect
D.
The Hawthorne Effect
Question #14
Monica's research results contradicted her personal views. She decided not to report her results. This is not a violation of the code of ethics as it is her study.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #15
Scarlett is researching drug use in high schools. She asks a random sample of students a list of questions about their drug use. What type of research is Scarlett doing?
A.
A case study
B.
An experiment
C.
Secondary data analysis
D.
A survey
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