Soc 302 - Social Research Methods » Spring 2023 » Week 2 Reading Review Quiz

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Question #1
Data are verifiable to the extent that they are 
A.   Observable
B.   Systematically Collected
C.   Numerical in Form
D.   Judge to be true by the researcher
Question #2
In valid deductive reasoning, if the evidence is true, the conclusion
A.   May be true or false
B.   Depends on the variety
C.   Must be true
D.   May be strong or weak
Question #3
The reasoning from scientific theory to testable hypotheses should be ____________; the reasoning from data to empirical patterns should be ______________. 
A.   Deductively valid; inductively sound
B.   Inductively sound; deductively valid
C.   Deductively valid; deductively valid
D.   Inductively sound; inductively sound
Question #4
The principal goal of science is the development of theory, True or False? 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
The Hawthorne effect showed that research participants may change their behavior when they know they are being studied, True or False? 
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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