Soc 302 - Social Research Methods » Spring 2023 » Week 3 Reading Review Quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following is an example of a quantitative research question?
A.   How do teachers interpret the help-seeking actions of elementary school students?
B.   What educational advantages are gained by elementary students who actively seek help in the classroom?
C.   How do elementary school children seek help from their teachers?
D.   Are specific forms of help seeking among elementary students related to children's social class background?
Question #2
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative research question?
A.   Do older people have a greater fear of crime than younger people?
B.   What is the relationship between alcohol consumption and academic performance?
C.   How do immigrants maintain relations with their home country?
D.   Does the size of your place of residence influence your tolerance for opposing views?
Question #3
To study whether women are stereotyped on television, Stephen Craig analyzed over 2,000 television commercials. Among the information he coded for each commercial was the gender mix of the characters, the role of the primary visual character, and the type of product advertised. What was Craig's unit of analysis?
A.   Television commercials
B.   Gender
C.   Gender stereotypes
D.   Television
E.   Women
Question #4
In which of the following lists does each term denote a variable?
A.   Male, Protestant, year in college
B.   Income, Democrat, 18 years of age
C.   Religious affiliation, gender, years of schooling
D.   Architect, Engineer, Lawyer
Question #5
Suppose you hypothesize that among college students, men consume alcoholic beverages more often than women, the independent variable is?
A.   Gender
B.   Male students
C.   Frequency of alcohol consumption
D.   Female students

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