Research Methods Soc 3900- Mid Term
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1. Generally speaking, in which type of research method can a researcher isolate a "cause" and
"effect" relationship between the variables? - Answer✔
2. What kind of variable is under the control and manipulated by the researcher? -
Answer✔Independent Variable
3. The ______ is an experiment in which neither the people being studied nor the individuals
running the study know who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group until
after the results are tallied. - Answer✔Blind
4. Reliability refers to the ________. - Answer✔Consistency of a measurement
5. 3 Werner and Ruth Smith employed which research approach in conducting their study on
resiliency? - Answer✔prospective research approach
6. In creating a research study, each variable must have ____________ in order to measure it
empirically. - Answer✔Evidence supported treatments.
7. A _______ is a study in which individuals are followed and periodically reassessed over a
period of time. - Answer✔Longitudinal Study
8. Unbiased sampling permits _______. - Answer✔samples that are representative of the
population of interest.
9. Which measuring scale has the magnitude property of an absolute zero? - Answer✔Ratio
scale
10. ________ has to do with the accuracy of an instrument. - Answer✔validity
11. A _______ is when the individuals choose themselves to be in a study. - Answer✔Voluntary
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