Methods and Research

What is applied social research _________________? A. research that tries to contribute to the development of theory B. research that is always multidisciplinaryC. research that aims to intervene in and improve social life D.…

Which of these is not an ethical issue for researchers ? A. assessing the potential risks for research subjectsB. selecting a relevant theoretical perspective C. protecting the anonymity of participants D. safe storage of the raw…

According to feminists an androcentric bias in research is the direct result of______________? A. the funding of certain projects B. assuming that men and women are the same C. women not being objectiveD. using males as the…

In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________? A. with the group for months and sometimes yearsB. discreet about his/her research C. close to the leadership of…

A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called_______________? A. an unobtrusive B. field research C. qualitative analysis D. content analysis E. ethnography…

Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________? A. qualitative research B. ethnographyC. secondary research D. field research E. non-participant observation…

A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________? A. the cost of the stampsB. the response rates C. the inability to follow-up D. some respondents are paranoid E. the mail is slow…

A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ? A. exhaustive B.…

In order to qualify as a random sample______________? A. at least 100 people must be selectedB. every sub-sample of the population must be represented C. every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen D. a…

A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ? A. variationB. correlation C. observation D. measure of central tendency E. spurious relationship…