RESEARCH METHODS EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
◉ Mikal wants to study the effects of sleep deprivation. He chooses a
homeless shelter as a field site, playing a radio loudly during the
night so people can't sleep. He chose the homeless shelter because,
without other options, people will stay all night for the duration of
the study. Mikal has violated the justice principle of the Belmont
Report because he:
Answer: Chose a vulnerable population simply for his own ease in
accessing a research population
◉ What was the solution to Snohomish county jail's problem?
Answer: Medication-assisted treatment
◉ When sociologists consider whether research is ethical, they are
referring to if
Answer: The actions are right or wrong, good or bad
◉ How are focus groups typically conducted?
Answer: The researcher serves as moderator, guiding the group
members as they discuss the topic.
,◉ Which sampling method is MOST common for in-depth
interviews?
Answer: Snowball sampling
◉ Ella uses purposive sampling in her study of male weightlifters.
She:
Answer: Goes to a gym and asks male weightlifters to be in her study
◉ Which topic is best suited for in-depth interviewing?
Answer: How people feel about technology in their workplaces
◉ Why would interviewers present themselves as ignorant or naïve?
Answer: To encourage interviewees to speak as experts on their own
experience
◉ How do men rob other men?
Answer: Using a weapon and violence
◉ Which of the following is NOT a way that women successfully set
men up to be robbed?
Answer: By looking like a damsel in distress so a man comes to help
her before her friends jump the man with her
, ◉ When women work with men to commit robberies, what role do
women usually take?
Answer: small role
◉ Who is less likely to fight back as a victim of robbery?
Answer: a man who is with a woman
◉ How do women rob other women
Answer: In bathrooms, parking lots, or on the street
◉ What did officers in the treatment group receive?
Answer: Body worn cameras
◉ What is the defining feature of an experiment?
Answer: Intentional manipulation of the independent variable
◉ What is a necessary condition to establish causality?
Answer: The independent variable must precede the dependent
variable
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
◉ Mikal wants to study the effects of sleep deprivation. He chooses a
homeless shelter as a field site, playing a radio loudly during the
night so people can't sleep. He chose the homeless shelter because,
without other options, people will stay all night for the duration of
the study. Mikal has violated the justice principle of the Belmont
Report because he:
Answer: Chose a vulnerable population simply for his own ease in
accessing a research population
◉ What was the solution to Snohomish county jail's problem?
Answer: Medication-assisted treatment
◉ When sociologists consider whether research is ethical, they are
referring to if
Answer: The actions are right or wrong, good or bad
◉ How are focus groups typically conducted?
Answer: The researcher serves as moderator, guiding the group
members as they discuss the topic.
,◉ Which sampling method is MOST common for in-depth
interviews?
Answer: Snowball sampling
◉ Ella uses purposive sampling in her study of male weightlifters.
She:
Answer: Goes to a gym and asks male weightlifters to be in her study
◉ Which topic is best suited for in-depth interviewing?
Answer: How people feel about technology in their workplaces
◉ Why would interviewers present themselves as ignorant or naïve?
Answer: To encourage interviewees to speak as experts on their own
experience
◉ How do men rob other men?
Answer: Using a weapon and violence
◉ Which of the following is NOT a way that women successfully set
men up to be robbed?
Answer: By looking like a damsel in distress so a man comes to help
her before her friends jump the man with her
, ◉ When women work with men to commit robberies, what role do
women usually take?
Answer: small role
◉ Who is less likely to fight back as a victim of robbery?
Answer: a man who is with a woman
◉ How do women rob other women
Answer: In bathrooms, parking lots, or on the street
◉ What did officers in the treatment group receive?
Answer: Body worn cameras
◉ What is the defining feature of an experiment?
Answer: Intentional manipulation of the independent variable
◉ What is a necessary condition to establish causality?
Answer: The independent variable must precede the dependent
variable
