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Question #1
The interpretive framework depends upon hypothesis testing.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Researchers are not allowed to release confidential information. This is an example of:
A.   research ethics
B.   value neutrality
C.   attribution
D.   informed consent
Question #3
Josh is studying prostitution. He walks the streets dressed as a prostitute and talks to real prostitutes as they wait to be propositioned. Josh is conducting which research method?
A.   Field research
B.   Surveys
C.   Secondary data analysis
D.   Experiments
Question #4
Barney was researching how many college students changed their attitudes about HIV/AIDS after viewing a film on the subject. Suzanne did the same study at her college and found very similar results. This means that Barney's research at a high level of _______.
A.   Literacy
B.   Validity
C.   Interpretation
D.   Reliability
Question #5
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.   Experiments
C.   Surveys
D.   Secondary data analysis
Question #6
Which of the following is a step in the scientific method?
A.   Report abuse
B.   Research existing sources
C.   Document value neutrality
D.   Receive corroboration from the field
Question #7
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: Grades; Dependent variable: Music
B.   Independent variable: Music; Dependent variable: Grades
C.   Independent variable: Janice; Dependent variable: Grades
D.   Independent variable: Music; Dependent variable: Janice
Question #8
Betty is testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions. Betty is doing a(n):
A.   Ethnographic study
B.   Experiment
C.   Case study
D.   Survey
Question #9
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 survey
B.   An experiment
C.   Secondary data analysis
D.   A case study
Question #10
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 Hawthorne Effect
D.   The Regressive Effect
Question #11
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.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
Emily was interviewing prisoners who had been convicted of child abuse. Emily is very careful to appear as unbiased as possible - from the way she phrases her questions to her facial expressions. This is an example of:
A.   validity
B.   deductive reasoning
C.   value neutrality
D.   evolving ethics
Question #13
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.   Dependent variables
C.   Participant observation
D.   Secondary data analysis
Question #14
Validity is defined by the text as:
A.   How long a study is expected to remain relevant and influential.
B.   A measure of a study’s consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.
C.   How well the study measures what it was designed to measure.
D.   How close the study’s results come to the experimenter’s hypothesis.

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