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

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